The Long Blue Line (WINTER 2020)
Quarterly magazine for retirees of the Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.
Quarterly magazine for retirees of the Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.
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REUNIONS, NOTICES & ITEMS OF INTEREST<br />
ALL PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR<br />
CAPTAIN STEVEN J. CRAIG, CEM, MEP, MA<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RESERVE (RET)<br />
“<strong>The</strong> fast and furious pace<br />
of saving the ship had me<br />
reading the entire book in<br />
one setting. Steve Craig has<br />
a knack for framing the story<br />
so that you feel the cold arctic<br />
wind blowing and the waves<br />
surging against the ship!”<br />
−RADM Scott McKinley<br />
View first 30 pages and purchase at:<br />
hellgatepress.com/product/all-present-andaccounted-for-steven-j-craig/<br />
AN AMERICAN VENDETTA<br />
LT JERRY D. JACKSON, USCG (RET)<br />
Two families whose paths<br />
cross one day as a result of<br />
a routine traffic stop when a<br />
young police officer, Bruce<br />
Johnson, pulled over a man<br />
by the name of Matthew<br />
Jordan for speeding.<br />
That single event was the<br />
catalyst that was going to<br />
change the lives of the local townspeople as well<br />
as the lives of Bruce Johnson and his family. Read<br />
excerpt and purchase at:<br />
amazon.com/American-Vendetta-Jerry-D-<br />
Jackson/dp/164424693<br />
CALLING ALL COAST GUARD RETIREES IN<br />
THE PHILIPPINES<br />
YNC Felipe J. Gorospe, USCG (Ret) would like<br />
to form a CG Retiree group in the Philippines –<br />
possibly a CG Regional Retiree Council (RRC).<br />
Interested CG Retirees are encouraged to<br />
contact Felipe at CP# 0950-180-5237 or by mail<br />
to the following address: 12 Rizal St. Barangay<br />
Poblacion Central Sison 2434 Pangasinan<br />
Philippines.<br />
USCGC SHERMAN (720) PERSIAN GULF AND<br />
CIRCUMNAVIGATION DEPLOYMENT REUNION<br />
MARCH 26 & 27, 2021<br />
RENO, NEVADA<br />
If you were part of the pre-deployment crew in<br />
2000 or historic Persian Gulf and Circumnavigation<br />
crew in 2001, and would like to attend our 20<br />
year reunion in Reno, Nevada on the 26th and<br />
27th of March 2021, please contact Ed Semler at<br />
mkcm378@gmail.com or 240-305-9348<br />
2019 USCG PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT<br />
READING LIST<br />
As I visit Coast Guard units around the world, I am<br />
inspired by the passion and commitment of our<br />
Coast Guard women and men. To capitalize on that,<br />
this year we are transitioning from a Commandant’s<br />
Reading List to a Coast Guard Professional<br />
Development List with recommendations from<br />
across the workforce...<br />
−Coast Guard Commandant, ADM Karl Schultz<br />
allhands.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2019/04/23/2019-<br />
coast-guards-professional-development-reading-list/<br />
12 <strong>WINTER</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE
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