Honoring our profession: The long blue line
Friday, January 6, 2012
Do you know the traditions of those who have gone before you? So was the question posed to cadets at the United States Coast Guard Academy by the Coast Guard Commandant himself, Adm. Bob Papp. In a speech to the Corps of Cadets, Papp shared insight on the Coast Guard’s rich history and how each [...]
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Ringing in 2012 with rhyme: Ashore
Sunday, January 1, 2012
The act of writing a ship’s log… there’s nothing special about it. Deck logs are the permanent record of day-to-day life aboard a vessel. They must include who is in command, what the status of the ship is and various other aspects of the ship’s operations. Written in all-caps, the logs are ordinary every day [...]
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‘Twas the night before Christmas
Saturday, December 24, 2011
The well-known poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas tells the story of a man as he witnesses St. Nicholas, arriving in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer, visiting his home on Christmas Eve. One Coast Guardsman, decades ago, decided to tell his own tale of the night before Christmas. But in true maritime tradition, this [...]
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Adm. Papp remembers 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp provided keynote remarks at a Pearl Harbor remembrance aboard the decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Taney in Baltimore today. This year is both the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack and 25th anniversary of Taney’s decommissioning. Taney is the last surviving vessel afloat to have been present during the [...]
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History: Coast Guard Cutter Taney
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Written by the Coast Guard Historian’s Office. Roger B. Taney was commissioned Oct. 24, 1936. The 327-foot cutter was designed to meet the changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. Taney and crew arrived in their homeport of Honolulu, Jan. 18, 1937. Taney arrived in the Pacific at a time [...]
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Giving thanks – Chief Henry R. Roesing Sr.
Friday, November 25, 2011
At 76 years old today, I’m again reminded of my father, Henry Roy Roesing Sr., who almost made it to 69 years old. He was a colorful character. I heard his hair-raising sea stories, it seems, from before I could walk. They were often so wild and vivid I thought my active duty started before my teens. I never dared ask him, but I sometimes wondered, “Could this have really happened?”
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Making waves: CAPT Eleanor L’Ecuyer
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
On this important date for women in the military – the anniversary of the SPARs – the Coast Guard celebrates all of these trailblazing women by highlighting the noteworthy efforts of Capt. Eleanor C. L’Ecuyer. Written by Petty Officer 1st Class Judy L. Silverstein, 7th Coast Guard District Public Affairs. Frustrated by her clerical work [...]
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Haunted: Indian River Life-Saving Station
Monday, October 31, 2011
Last week Compass told the story of Point Lookout Lighthouse and the ghost stories surrounding the historic building. Today we bring you the story of the Indian River Life-Saving Station. Do you think it is haunted? Read on and decide for yourself… Written by Nora Chidlow, Coast Guard Historian’s Office On a rainy afternoon in [...]
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The Perfect Storm, 20 years later
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Written by Petty Officer 1st Class Judy L. Silverstein, 7th Coast Guard District Public Affairs Two decades after the massive and now-infamous No Name Halloween Storm pounded the northeast; the former operations officer of Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa continues to ponder the life-changing event. “It still gives me pause,” said Kristopher Furtney, who retired in [...]
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Haunted lighthouses: Point Lookout Lighthouse
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Throughout the service’s history, stories of rescues at sea naturally evoked images of romance in hard times, but would anyone believe there are plenty of ghost stories associated with lighthouses and lifesaving stations? Read on as Coast Guard historian Nora Chidlow tells the story of Point Lookout Lighthouse and decide for yourself… Written by Nora [...]
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