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This is a
tribute to all the members of the US Coast Guard |
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"You Have To Go Out, You don't have to come back." (old Coast Guard adage) | ||
Contribute to the Fallen Heroes Scholarship fund for children of Coast Guard people who have died in the line of duty. | ||
A Tribute to Fallen US Coast Guard Personnel Semper Paratus - Click here | ||
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Coast Guard Hymn Eternal Father, Lord of
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Grant to them Your eternal peace, Oh Lord,
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WWII Douglas Munro ![]() Official USCG Photo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Douglas_Albert_Munro Congressional Medal Of Honor ![]() Douglas A. Munro, a signalman first class of the United States Coast Guard,
died heroically on Guadalcanal September 27, 1942, after succeeding in his
assignment, for which he had volunteered, to evacuate a detachment of
Marines from a point where enemy opposition developed beyond anticipated
dimensions. Munro's final words were "Did they get off?"
See -
Coast Guard Cutter Munro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Munro_(WHEC-724) |
Civil War Marcus Hanna ![]() Congressional Medal Of Honor ![]() https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Hanna_(lighthouse_keeper) Marcus Hanna was awarded the Medal of Honor for service during the US Civil War while serving with the US Army. But he did not receive it until 1895. In the meantime he was appoint as a lightkeeper in 1869, and in 1885 was awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for saving the lives of two sailors. He is the only person to have been awarded both of these medals. A Keeper Class Buoy Tender has been named for him. See USCGC Marcus Hanna ![]() |
USCG CORE VALUES Honor Respect Devotion to Duty |
IRAQ
Nathan Bruckenthal![]() Official USCG Photo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan _Bruckenthal Bronze Star With Valor ![]() He was the first Coast Guardsman to die in wartime action since the Vietnam War. Bruckenthal
died along with two U.S. Navy sailors intercepting a waterborne suicide attack on the Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal off the coast
of Iraq in the northern Persian Gulf. Bruckenthal was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with Valor and the
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Vietnam
Charles B. MosherLarry D. Villarreal Silver Star ![]()
Engineman Second Class Larry D. Villarreal, a
crewman on board the cutter Point Banks on patrol in Vietnam, was
awarded the Silver Star for "his heroic courage and gallantry in action
while engaged in armed conflict against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong
aggressors in the Republic of Vietnam on Jan. 22, 1969." He and fellow
Point Banks crewman GM1 Willis J. Goff volunteered to man the cutter's
launch to rescue a group of nine South Vietnamese soldiers who were
trapped along a beach by two Viet Cong platoons. Under continuous enemy
fire, they made two landings on the beach to rescue successfully all of
the South Vietnamese soldiers.
Silver Star
![]() Engineman First Class Robert J. Yered was awarded the Silver
Star for action on 18 February 1968 while attached to Explosive
Loading Detachment #1, Cat Lai, Republic of Vietnam. EN1 Yered
was supervising the loading of explosives on board an ammunition
ship when an enemy rocket struck a barge loaded with several
tons of mortar ammunition moored alongside. His citation noted
that "without regard for his personal safety, [he] exposed
himself to the enemy fusillade as he helped extinguish the fire
on the burning barge. . .His courageous act averted destruction
of the ammunition ship, and the Army Terminal." EN1 Yered also
received the Purple Heart for injuries suffered during the
attack. see Silver Star ![]() Lieutenant (j.g.) Charles B. Mosher, commanding USCGC Point Grey, was awarded the Silver Star Medal "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action" while serving on a Market Time patrol. On 10 May 1966 near the mouth of the Co Chien River, the Point Grey engaged an enemy trawler attempting to infiltrate arms and ammunition to the Viet Cong. After forcing the trawler to ground in shoal water near the shoreline, "POINT GREY laid down an effective, intermittent barrage along the shore to prevent Viet Cong forces from removing the trawler's cargo. . .[he] twice drove his cutter through a withering blast of enemy gunfire in attempts to put a boarding party on the trawler, He ceased these valiant attempts to put a boarding party on the trawler only after three of his crewmembers were wounded. He then joined with newly arrived friendly forces in destroying the enemy vessel and confiscating part of its cargo.
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IRAQ First Coast Guard Female ![]() IRAQ Bronze Star ![]()
Petty Officer 1st Class George Taylor
Petty Officer 1ST Class George Taylor ![]() News Item on PO1 Taylor IRAQ Bronze Star ![]() Youtube Video Of PO1 Daniel Burgoyne receiving the Bronze Star http://CoastGuardNews.com Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Burgoyne, a boatswain's mate assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Flores, receives the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Fla., Dec. 5, 2011. Burgoyne received the award for his service in Iraq as a team member of Training and Advisory Team Four. U.S. Coast Guard multimedia production by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Ameen. |
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Guard Medal CPO Terrell Horne III Killed in the line of duty while the small boat he was on was attempting to apprehend drug smugglers. Dec 2, 2012 ![]() ![]() PO2 Traci Huddleston ![]() Petty Officer 2nd Class Traci Huddleston For "extraordinary heroism" while attending a concert in Las Vegas that was the scene of a mass shooting, October 1, 2017. The shooting killed 58 and injured 850 others. "Huddleston disregarded her own safety to guide others to cover and then spent hours providing first aid and assisting other victims before other help arrived." |
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US Coast Guard Gold
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![]() Click on image to go to Hall of Honor. See Article in USCG News on Purple Heart Honorees http://coastguardnews.com/honoring-purple-heart-recipients/2015/02/08/
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