http://coastguard.dodlive.mil Official Blog of the U.S. Coast Guard Thu, 23 May 2013 15:28:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/fly-fishing-for-a-cause/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/fly-fishing-for-a-cause/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:34:44 +0000 Lt. j.g. Carl McLaughlin http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=30520 Fly fishing can work wonders for those rehabbing injuries of the body and mind. It takes patience and skill to master. It also takes repetition and commitment, not unlike rehab exercises. Cmdrs. James Kammel and Cliff Neve volunteered at the 7th annual “2 Fly” competition in partnership with Project Healing Waters, a non-profit organization bringing wounded and disabled veterans together for therapeutic fly-fishing. “2 Fly” is literally a two-flies-only fishing competition where the most prolific angler takes the crown.]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/fly-fishing-for-a-cause/feed/ 1 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/representing-the-coast-guard-at-the-warrior-games/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/representing-the-coast-guard-at-the-warrior-games/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 15:41:16 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=30576 The Warrior Games bring together more than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members from all branches of the U.S. military, as well as from international armed forces. The event includes competitions in archery, cycling, seated volleyball, shooting, swimming, track and field and wheelchair basketball. The goal of the Warrior Games isn’t necessarily to identify the most skilled athletes, but rather to demonstrate the incredible potential of wounded warriors through competitive sports.]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/representing-the-coast-guard-at-the-warrior-games/feed/ 1 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/cycling-for-service/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/cycling-for-service/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 22:02:05 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=30565 With more than 20 million veterans living in America today, Coast Guard members across the nation join together to honor their service. Whether attending a memorial service for a veteran who has passed or visiting local veterans’ hospitals to show gratitude, supporting veterans is a principal all servicemembers hold dear. While there are many ways to show support, one group of Coast Guardsmen took their support on the road – the road to Gettysburg, Pa.]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/cycling-for-service/feed/ 1 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/a-battle-to-the-soccer-field/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/a-battle-to-the-soccer-field/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:58:27 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=30351 Marik Tucker and his family transferred from Louisiana to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, Conn., when his family learned that he had a rare bone cancer known as osteosarcoma. Ten months later, cadets from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy men's soccer team in New London, Conn., “adopted” Marik after contacting Kelli through Team Impact, a program that matches sick kids with college athletic teams to provide a diversion from their medical realities and cultivate relationships.]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/a-battle-to-the-soccer-field/feed/ 3 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/10/lets-play-ball/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/10/lets-play-ball/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:42:01 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=28434 With the World Series now in full swing, many Americans are headed to the ballpark to cheer on their team. Known as “America’s pastime,” baseball is symbolically American. But as long as baseball has been important to American culture, so too has it held meaning for our nation’s servicemembers.]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/10/lets-play-ball/feed/ 2 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/08/shipmate-of-the-week-osc-sabrina-hearst/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/08/shipmate-of-the-week-osc-sabrina-hearst/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:46:28 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=27100 Not a single day passed during her 62-day bicycle ride across America when Chief Petty Officer Sabrina Hearst didn’t think to herself, “Just one more mile.” But her thoughts were not for her own self-motivation as she endured weeks of 100-plus degree temperatures, frequent muscle pain and fatigue. Her thoughts were for her teammates, the 17 disabled veterans and able-bodied riders who became her extended family during the two months they spent together on the asphalt.]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/08/shipmate-of-the-week-osc-sabrina-hearst/feed/ 3 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/07/the-coast-guards-olympic-ties/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/07/the-coast-guards-olympic-ties/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:16:39 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=27087 While opening night ceremonies of the 30th Olympiad stir the imagination, inspire and invoke a sense of community, the United States Coast Guard has its own ties to the games. Edmond Morris, a civilian port security specialist at Sector St. Petersburg, was a cadet on Coast Guard Cutter Eagle which sailed to the 1972 Olympics. Ironically, it was the ship’s first trans-Atlantic voyage since World War II. Morris was entering his third year at the Coast Guard Academy and recalls sailing with all 240 of his classmates and the permanent enlisted crew.]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/07/the-coast-guards-olympic-ties/feed/ 3 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/04/leadership-from-the-ball-field-to-the-barracks/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/04/leadership-from-the-ball-field-to-the-barracks/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:27:39 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=24889 When Cadet 1st Class Hayley Feindel was in high school and it came time to decide her future, she – like many students – couldn’t narrow down what she wanted to do with her life. That all changed in 2005 [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/04/leadership-from-the-ball-field-to-the-barracks/feed/ 2 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/04/cadet-forms-academys-first-underwater-hockey-team/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/04/cadet-forms-academys-first-underwater-hockey-team/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:03:20 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=15859 Written by Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi Players push and shove their way to the puck, all clamoring for control. A slap shot sends the puck hurling through the crowded mess of players and into the goal. Point. Exhausted, [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/04/cadet-forms-academys-first-underwater-hockey-team/feed/ 2 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2010/12/leadership-lessons-from-the-scrum/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2010/12/leadership-lessons-from-the-scrum/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:52:47 +0000 LT Connie Braesch http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=12001 Warriors gather together in a tight circle. Sweat drips down their mud-stained foreheads. These warriors are the Coast Guardsmen of the All Coast Guard Rugby Team. Together these athletes share triumphs and tribulations, and through it all learn the meaning [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2010/12/leadership-lessons-from-the-scrum/feed/ 3