The Long Blue Line (Summer 2022)

SUMMER 2022 

YOUR RETIREE NEWSLETTER & MORE 

Q&A WITH: 

ADM LINDA FAGAN, 

27 th COMMANDANT 

UNITED STATES 

COAST GUARD 

OF THE 

NATIONAL MUSEUM: 

MAKING WAY

2 SUMMER 2022 

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Chief of the Mess: MCPOCG Vincent 

W. Patton, Ed.D., USCG (Ret.) 

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ON THE COVER: 

On June 1, 2022, ADM Linda 

L. Fagan became the 27th 

Commandant of the Coast Guard, 

making her the first woman in 

American history to lead a military 

service. She previously served 

as the 32nd Vice Commandant. 

Prior flag assignments include 

Commander, Pacific Area, and 

Commander, Coast Guard Defense 

Force West; Deputy Commandant 

for Operations, Policy, and 

Capability; Commander, First 

Coast Guard District; and a joint 

assignment as Deputy Director of 

Operations for Headquarters, United 

States Northern Command. (U.S. 

Coast Guard photo) 

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS: 

Making Way: Construction poised to begin this summer 

National Retiree Council Co-Chairs 

Message from the Director 

Pre-Retiree Information: Mentoring 

Reunions, Notices & Items of Interest 

COVER STORY | Q&A With ADM Linda Fagan, 27th 

Commandant of the United States Coast Guard 

Inside the Exhibits: J.D. Power III Stewardship Deck- 

Protectors of the Enviroent Wing 

Why We Give: Jeff & Caryn Morse 

Portraits of Service: Meaningful Stories from Shipmates 

The Coast Guard Heritage Museum in Barnstable, MA 

Teamwork: USCG Sector Anchorage and the Steven A. 

Cohen Military Family Clinic 

C2022 Inspirational Leadership Award Winners 

A River Ran Through It: Petty Officer Second Class Michael 

Saturnino's leadership, initiative, and training tested during Hurricane Ida 

Retirement Notices 

TAPS Notices 

Chaplain's Corner 

The Critical Role of the Auxiliary 

CG Retiree Awards 

USCG Alcoast 

Directory Assistance & Other Important Phone 

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MAKING WAY 

When I think about how close we are to beginning construction 

on our National Coast Guard Museum, so many people and 

significant events come to mind. First of all, I think of my good 

friend and “Boss for Life,” Admiral Jim Loy, who became the first 

Commandant to publicly declare that the Coast Guard should 

have a National Museum just as our peers in the other Armed 

Services do. 

I think of some of the amazing stories of people who made 

significant impacts in our Coast Guard history, such as the crew 

of the Pea Island Lifesaving Station; Lighthouse Keeper, Ida Lewis, 

once dubbed the “Bravest Woman in America” during her time 

in the late 1800s; or our first and only Congressional Medal of 

Honor recipient, Signalman First Class Douglas Munro, who paid 

the ultimate sacrifice during combat operations on Guadalcanal 

in 1942 during World War II. 

Another name that comes to mind is a young man from 

Worcester, Massachusetts, who found purpose with his life 

in the Coast Guard, and through his experience as a Coast 

Guard junior officer aboard the USCGC EASTWIND on the 

first polar operation known as “Operation Deep Freeze” in the 

mid 1950s, LTJG Dave Power later went on to build a successful 

business enterprise that is now a household name in the world of 

advertising and customer service, J.D. Power and Associates. I 

had the pleasure of meeting him and he believed in the dream of 

building this museum. I’m honored to be working closely with his 

daughter, Susan Curtin who is carrying on LT Power’s love and 

support of the Coast Guard through her proactive involvement as 

chair of our National Coast Guard Museum Association. 

And I think of a young 17-year-old high school student, who 

mistakenly walked into a Coast Guard Recruiting Office in Detroit 

over 50 years ago, while on his way to follow in the footsteps of 

his oldest brother to join the Navy. While in the recruiting office 

waiting to speak to the Coast Guard recruiter, he stumbled upon 

a story of what is believed to be one of the greatest rescues in 

the Coast Guard that took place in February 1952 off the coast 

of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It was this fascinating story that 

changed his mind about wanting to join the Navy and decided 

on the Coast Guard. That young 17-year-old high school student 

was me. And as the old saying goes, “…the rest is history.” 

The Museum is more than just a facility that will house stories and 

artifacts about the Coast Guard. Its purpose for being built is not 

just because the other Services have one either. This museum is 

for all of us, from those who have served to those who will serve 

in the future, and most importantly for the American taxpayer to 

illustrate a story of a military service whose existence has made 

significant contributions to our country and is a part of American 

History. 

And, I think of the next generation who, like me, will have a 

passion for adventure and opportunity. They will visit our museum 

in New London, or participate in a virtual program from their 

classroom, and will learn about our great Service. Somewhere 

among that inquisitive group of young diverse people will be a 

future Commandant and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast 

Guard. 

Oh, how I can’t wait to hear the background noise of construction 

being done – and very soon! We will soon be making way! 

More work to be done, but a tremendously exciting next step 

in the journey toward our National Coast Guard Museum. My 

sincere thanks to all of you for helping us get here and helping 

us to reach our destination! 

Semper Paratus! 

Vince Patton 

The 8th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Retired 

Chief of the Mess for the National Coast Guard Museum 


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NATIONAL RETIREE 

COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS 

RADM JEFF HATHAWAY: This summer has 

meant ADM Karl Schultz transitioning into our 

USCG retiree community after his superb career, 

and welcoming ADM Linda Fagan as our 27th 

Commandant, as she expertly guides our USCG 

over the next four years. The Long Blue Line 

continues intact. 

I am looking forward to our first in person National 

CG Retiree Council meeting in September, 

after two years of virtual only engagements. 

Representatives from our 19 regional retiree 

councils will gather at CGHQ. If you have issues 

or suggestions you would like addressed at 

the meeting, please convey them to your local 

CGRRC leadership. 

The primary reason our regional retiree councils 

exist is to ensure a sense of continued connection 

and camaraderie for those of us that made the 

USCG a career choice. Numquan Navigare 

Solus – Never Sail Alone is my point. I also serve 

as the vice chairman of the Navy Safe Harbor 

Foundation (www.navysafeharbor.org). Through 

the Navy’s Wounded Warrior Program, in which 

the USCG participates, NSHF provides support 

to over 7,000 wounded, injured, or seriously ill 

Navy and USCG sailors and their families during 

their recoveries. YN1 Lorraine Currow, USCG 

(Ret.), was selected as the NSHF 2021 Wounded 

Warrior of the Year. Despite her own arduous 

road to recovery after serious injury, she made 

sure that her fellow USCG and Navy wounded 

warriors never sailed alone during their recovery 

struggles. Her citation follows: 

YN1 Lorraine Currow, 

USCG (Ret.), is the 

epitome of “Can Do” 

attitude, perseverance and 

resiliency. After injuring her 

back at Maritime Force 

Protection Unit Bremerton, 

Currow channeled her 

energy into her recovery 

and supporting the greater 

wounded warrior community. Despite her injuries 

and illnesses, she has been actively engaged in 

volunteering at the Hope Recovery Unit. Currow 

was selected to compete in three sports at the 2021 

Warrior Games as part of team Navy/USCG and 

provided inspiration and support to fellow athletes. 

Now medically retired, YN1 Currow is pursuing a 

master’s degree in recreational therapy, with the 

goal of helping other wounded warriors overcome 

and thrive through adaptive sports. 

Thoughts on retirement: 

"Retire from work, but not from life."—M.K. Soni 

MCPO Lloyd Pierce, USCG (Ret): cgsilverancientmariner11@outlook.com 

RADM Jeff Hathaway, USCG (Ret): hathaway.cgnrc@aol.com 


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MCPO LLOYD PIERCE: NOW!!! Steel beach 

is open…all hands are reminded to wear 

sunscreen, monitor sun exposure, drink plenty 

of water, and take breaks from the heat. Happy 

summer! Can’t even begin to sum up or put a 

spin on our current tribulations. It’s like the fi nal 

confl agration in REFTRA – you successfully 

patch the hole in the hull and the bridge blows 

up causing Oscar to jump over the side just as 

the main diesel engine runs away. OH! Don’t 

forget that inbound missile. Frustrating because 

we of a certain age often have credible answers 

or suggestions that get dismissed with those 

golden words, “OK BOOMER!” 

NOT HERE! Our job, as Co-Chairs on the CGNRC, 

is to serve as a channel for communication. The 

expectation is that we can get every complaint 

heard and solved. We have a guaranteed 50% 

success rate – we can get everything heard. 

Reality is no different in this position than it was 

on Active Duty. Some things are easily fi xed, 

some take longer than we want, and some we 

can’t solve in-house. I’d like to address those 

things in the fi nal category. 

Many veterans’ issues are beyond the control 

of the Coast Guard. In my general and oversimplified 

understanding—compensation and 

benefi ts are controlled by congress, with the 

administration of benefi ts divided among the 

services and other government agencies. 

For processes the Coast Guard controls, we 

(CGNRC) can plug in and get answers for you. 

For processes and issues outside of Coast Guard 

control, it sometimes comes down to whether 

we “know a guy” or not (I’m from Jersey and 

that’s how we get things done there). The truly 

frustrating things, like compensation and benefi ts 

erosion, are generally beyond our range BUT! We 

(veterans/retirees) have channels to be heard. 

We have lobbyists walking the halls of congress 

and getting paid to do our bidding. Their power 

and credibility derive from the groups they 

represent, with the main power score being 

the membership numbers. These lobbyists 

deploy from the organizations of the Military 

Coalition and the American Legion (not a 

member of the coalition). We usually don’t think 

of these organizations as our political or legal 

representation. I (as many of you) have very 

fond memories of a few stellar evenings behind 

a pool cue or on the launching end of a dart, 

sipping some cool beverages and enjoying 

some banter with some old war vets. Can’t count 

the scoops of food dished, meals delivered, or 

bingo games called in the name of a couple 

of these organizations. That’s a long way from 

having a representative testify before congress, 

on my behalf. 

Unfortunately, memberships are dipping in most 

military fraternal organizations. Regardless of the 

reasons for this, diminishing membership means 

less lobby power with a Congress that has 

only 91 military veterans (lowest number since 

WWII) out of 541 members. We need to accept 

these organizations as our representation and 

strengthen them. I’ll close by asking you to take 

a look at the list of fraternal military organizations 

to see if you can fi nd one that is attractive to 

you. You don’t need to do anything but join and 

get your number counted. Most of them have 

websites and/or periodicals of some type which 

inform and educate us on current events and 

issues of interest to veterans. If you already 

belong? Please encourage/ recruit someone to 

join. 

We’ll continue to work with the Coast Guard to 

keep retiree issues up front. Admiral Hathaway 

and I look forward to working with the new 

leadership team and continue to be honored to 

represent the Coast Guard retiree community. 

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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR 

U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION 

A MESSAGE FROM 

THE DIRECTOR 

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE CAPT MONIQUE ROEBUCK AS THE NEW CHIEF, 

OFFICE OF MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY (CG133). CAPT Roebuck’s wealth of experience 

and proven leadership will be invaluable in our continued development and oversight of 

personnel policy, supporting the mission of the Assistant Commandant for Human Resources 

(CG-1) to “meet the people needs of the Coast Guard and the needs of Coast Guard people.” 

I also want to extend my appreciation and congratulations to RADM Jeff Hathaway, USCG (Ret.) 

and MCPO Lloyd Pierce, USCG (Ret.), for stepping up to serve for an additional year as the CG 

National Retiree Council (CGNRC) Co-Chairs. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it particularly 

challenging for the CGNRC to carry out its important work, and their continued leadership will 

be of enormous benefit to the CG and our retiree community. As Director of the CG Retiree 

Services Program and the Commandant’s Executive Agent for the CGNRC, I look forward to 

hosting the Council’s annual in-person meeting at CG Headquarters in September 2022. 

Finally, I invite all retirees to join me in thanking ADM Karl Schultz for his leadership as 

Commandant and welcome ADM Linda Fagan as the Coast Guard’s 27th Commandant. We 

look forward to where ADM Fagan’s exceptional leadership will take us. 

Stay safe and enjoy the summer! 

Yours in Service, 

CAPT Anthony “Tony” Williams 

Acting Director of Military Personnel 


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CAPTAIN MONIQUE M. ROEBUCK 

CHIEF, MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY (CG-133) 

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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR 

Captain Monique Roebuck assumed the duties as Chief, Office of 

Military Personnel Policy at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington 

D.C. Her office provides policy and programmatic support to Coast 

Guard active duty, reserve, and retired members. 

CAPT Roebuck most recently served as the Pacific Area Assistant 

Division Chief of Personnel (PAC-1a) in Alameda, California. She 

was previously assigned to PAC-13 as the Deployable Specialized 

Forces Branch Chief. Other assignments include: Assistant Chief 

of the Personnel Service Center Reserve Program Management 

Division (PSC-RPM), CG Reserve Information and Evaluation Division 

(CG-1313), Integrated Support Command Seattle, CG Pacific Strike 

Team, and MSO San Diego. 

CAPT Roebuck enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1985 and has 

continuously served in the Regular and Reserve Components, 

advancing to the rank of E-7 before becoming a commissioned 

officer in 2000. 

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CAPT PAC-1a PAC-13 PSC-RPM CG-1313 

CG Pacific Strike Team MSO San Diego 

Integrated Support Command Seattle 



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U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION PRE-RETIREE 

COAST GUARD 

PRE-RETIREE 

CG CAPITAL AREA RETIREE COUNCIL (CARC) / BASE NCR 

CG RETIREE MENTORING PILOT PROGRAM 

*Mr. Robert Miller, CG Transition/Relocation Manager (TRM), USCG YNCM (Ret.) 

REGARDLESS OF YOUR RANK or stature, a 

career transition can be extremely challenging 

and stressful if you don’t properly prepare 

for the ebbs and flows with this process. 

Transitioning service members must take 

this life-changing process seriously because 

it affects the rest of their life—including their 

families too. Not surprisingly, according to 

numerous studies, the first year after separation 

is the most challenging and difficult. It’s 

important to note, open communication with 

family members is important for a successful 

career transition. They are transitioning as 

well, and it’s important you understand their 

concerns while they navigate this process. 

Fortunately, the Capital Area Retiree Council 

(CARC) has created a pilot program mentoring 

initiative to assist transitioning service members 

with their career transition. The program targets 

service members that plan on residing or 

relocating to the National Capital Area Region 

upon separation. This is a great program for 

those that would like to connect with a CG 

retiree for mentoring purposes, because 

they continue to be valuable members of the 

civilian workforce, and their considerable 

expertise can be a game changer regarding 

future employment opportunities as three 

prior mentees can attest. Additionally, the 

experience they share with their respective 

mentee(s) regarding their own military career 

transition and professional networks is 

priceless in numerous ways. 

Please contact me if you would like to connect 

with a CARC Mentor in the National Capital 

Area Region during your career transition 

process. The sooner you create a mentormentee 

relationship, the more prepared you 

will be moving forward in uncharted waters. 

Make no mistake, a career transition can be 

very challenging at times. Having a proper 

support network is one key to your success. 

Shipmates should complete a career transition 

course/workshop at least 24 months before 

your separation date. The information you 

obtain from numerous instructors during the 

course will ensure your career transition is a 

huge success. 

Remember, there are no shortcuts for a 

successful career transition. Utilizing numerous 

resources to your advantage will provide huge 

dividends in the end. Don’t hesitate to contact 

me for a CARC Mentor if you plan on residing or 

relocating in the National Capital Area Region. 

They are standing by to assist you as needed. 

*Mr. Robert Miller received a Letter of Commendation 

and Special Act Award from the Commanding 

Officer, Base NCR, for his initiative and tireless efforts 

exceeding the expectations of a TRM in spearheading 

this initiative with the CARC. 

BZ! 


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SUCCESSFUL MENTORING PARTNERSHIP 

CAPT Nathan Knapp, USCG (Ret) 

PAC Crystalynn “Crys” Kneen 

THE MAJORITY OF MILITARY RETIREES 

pursue second careers. As we transition, 

we contemplate that move from knowing 

the people, processes, and core values 

of our Service to how that translates into 

“what’s next?”. This is typically a challenging 

time, laden with excitement, enthusiasm, 

contemplation, and unlimited choices on 

one side, and yet, perhaps a question of how 

that military career now translates into the 

next career. Maybe we want to continue in 

the same kind of work, or maybe something 

totally new. We continue to make strides in 

taking care of separating service members 

at all levels with tools like the Transition 

Assistance Program (TAP), a Joint Services 

Transcript (JST) that will account for college 

credit based upon your military experience 

(i.e. A and C Schools, college credits, CLEP, 

etc.), and now, a new tool to the USCG, the 

SkillBridge Program. However, perhaps the 

most powerful tool that has been implemented 

to help our end-of-service members in 

the recent past is the new USCG Retiree 

Mentoring Program, which pairs successfully 

transitioned retired shipmates with those 

making this major life change. Mentors can 

provide advice, help tailor the transition and 

look for things like SkillBridge placement 

within their businesses, companies, or 

agencies. 

As an example, Public Affairs Chief Crystalynn 

“Crys” Kneen, Communications Director of the 

Office of the MCPOCG, who will retire in June 

2023, will be one of the fi rst members to take 

advantage of the SkillBridge Program. Chief 

Kneen became immediately interested in this 

program as she seeks to translate her USCG 

experience to continue in government service 

with the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA). SkillBridge seeks to pair 

end-of-service members within 180 days 

of separation, who have been approved by 

countinued on next page 

CG AD/Reserve members with retirement 

orders are invited to check out the list of 

300+ CG retirees who’ve volunteered to assist 

you in transitioning back to civilian life at the 

CG Mentoring Program website, US Coast Guard 

Transitions: Navigating Coasties from Service to 

Civilian Community at: 

coastguard.chronus.com 

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U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION PRE-RETIREE 

COAST GUARD 

PRE-RETIREE 

their chain of command to participate, in 

government and industry positions. The goal 

is to match future employers with a talent 

pool of veterans, while providing exposure 

and on-the-job training to ensure it suits 

the veterans’ follow-on career intent. Chief 

Kneen is a Denver, CO native and was able 

to indicate her desire to return to the area 

and family in retirement. 

USCG began participation with the launch 

of Flag Voice #570 on 2 Feb 2022. The full 

program is incorporated into the Service as 

directed by COMDTINST 1040.7. [Note: For 

a full description of the SkillBridge program, 

visit skillbridge.osd.mil]. 

“When you’ve known only one thing your 

entire adult life, leaving it all behind is 

stressful, and in all honesty—scary. The fear 

of the unknown can, and will, take its toll,” 

said Chief Kneen. “The positive side about 

leaving the military and retiring is—YOU 

ARE NOT ALONE. That statement sounds so 

cliché, but it’s the truth.” 

Working through the USCG Retiree Mentoring 

Program with Mr. Robert Hinds, the Retiree 

Services Program Manager, and the 

SkillBridge Program, Chief Kneen was paired 

with CAPT Nathan Knapp, USCG (Ret.), who 

currently works as the FEMA Liaison Officer 

to NORAD & U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND in 

Colorado Springs, CO and who volunteered 

to serve as a participant in the Retiree 

Mentoring Program. As a result, CAPT 

Knapp and Chief Kneen have been working 

on items such as career accomplishment 

inventory, transition steps, resume writing, 

self-awareness and career contentment, as 

transition is a key time to “reflect to project” 

and answer that “what’s next” question. As a 

result of their teaming, Chief Kneen will begin 

a SkillBridge internship with FEMA Region 8 

(Denver, CO) External Affairs Division later 

this year as she hits her 180-day mark. 

“When I decided to retire, I didn’t know where 

to start. I knew what I wanted, and that was to 

I could not be 

more grateful 

to CAPT Knapp, 

and the entire 

Mentoring 

Program. I was 

never alone, and 

this program 

proves that. 

participate in the SkillBridge program, and I 

knew I wanted to continue in communication. 

That was about it,” Kneen explains. “Until I 

spoke with our Transitions Relocation Officer, 

Mr. Robert Miller—without hesitation, he 

put me in touch with CAPT Nathan Knapp 

over at FEMA Region 8 in Colorado, and 

my future became so much clearer. After 

our first phone call, I was immediately put 

at ease. CAPT Knapp is incredible and he 

didn’t overwhelm me. We took it one step at 

a time. When I started to get frustrated, he 

would stay ‘steady pace wins the race’ and 

before I knew it, I was approved for FEMA 

region 8 External affairs.” 

“The ability to assist our separating USCG 

men and women is a way to give back to 

the Service that gave so much to me, and 

I’m grateful to do it, said CAPT Knapp. “Our 

separating members need to appreciate 

what they bring to the table for potential 

employers, and if I can help take some of 

the nerves out of the process for them, that’s 

win-win.” 

In closing, Chief Kneen summarizes, “I could 

not be more grateful to CAPT Knapp, and the 

entire Mentoring Program. I was never alone, 

and this program proves that.” 


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THE COAST GUARD RETIREE MENTORING 

PROGRAM – A MENTOR’S EXPERIENCE 

PRE-RETIREE 

I WAS PRIVILEGED TO PILOT-TEST the CG 

Retiree Mentoring Program for transitioning 

active-duty members. My mentee and I were 

the initial mentor-mentee pair in the National 

Capital Region. I’m a retired officer (30 years’ 

service) and for the past 10 years have taught/ 

facilitated leadership workshops/classes. My 

mentee, a retiring officer (20 years' service), 

wanted to contribute, working for government 

in a challenging position while earning fair 

compensation. Through discussions, research 

and hard work, he received four offers; 

accepting a position where he can make a 

meaningful impact, supporting an agency 20 

minutes from home. 

It was essential to immediately establish trust – 

my mentee knew my primary goal was helping 

him achieve his objective, our conversations 

were confidential, and I’d help him navigate 

the “transitioning whitewater.” In bi-weekly 

calls, we discussed strategy, updates, issues 

and decided next steps. We agreed I’d always 

provide my mentee my best advice/support 

using straight talk—letting him know what he 

was doing well, and where he needed more 

effort/practice to achieve his goal. Issues 

included: 

• Identifying career fields of interest and 

targeting organizations 

• Focused Informational Interviews 

• Professional networking 

• Job interviews 

• Compensation 

• Job Offers and Timing 

My advice to mentors: 

• Listen carefully, ask questions, clarify your 

mentee’s top priorities. Don’t give them the 

answers—help them find their path to success 

by steering them through your questions. 

• Build trust—be approachable and 

encouraging, respond thoughtfully. 

• Broaden their perspective—Many paths 

lead to success. Help them by revealing 

issues they may not have considered— 

risks, unintended consequences, and 

opportunities. 

• Informational interviews—Offer to contact 

people who may have valuable experience/ 

insights in an interest area. 

• Stretch their thinking—Ask “what else” 

bothers you, interests you? What else can 

you do? Who else can you talk to? 

• Assess progress and suggest adjustments 

as beneficial/needed. 

• Teach your mentee to fish, rather than feed 

them fish—ask questions and encourage 

them to develop their own answers. 

Empower them to find their own solutions. 

• Geography —our discussions were indepth 

with excellent dialogue. These 

conversations can be held anywhere, once 

trust is established. 

Through the leadership of some key visionaries 

the program is expanding. A recent call for 

retiree mentors resulted in 250 responses (E-3 

to O-8)! 

I’m proud to be a plankowner in this effort and 

hope our experience encourages retirees and 

transitioning Coasties to consider this program, 

both will benefit greatly! 

Geoff Abbott, CAPT, USCG (Ret.) 

(AbbottGL@aol.com) 



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REUNIONS, NOTICES & 

ITEMS OF INTEREST 

ALL COAST GUARD REUNION 

SUBMITTED BY CAPT STEPHEN J. CRAIG, USCG (RET.) 

LOCATION: BEST WESTERN HOTEL, COEUR 

D'ALENE, IDAHO 

DATE: OCTOBER 7-9 2022 

CURRENT COST PER NIGHT: $130.41 

Background of the Coeur d’Alene Reunion: This 

reunion started as a CGC Winona reunion back 

in Port Angeles in the 1990s. Around 2014, it was 

moved to Coeur d’Alene when Darlene and Ken 

Amundsen took it over, and since then, they have 

had reunions basically every two years, interrupted 

of course by the COVID. Two years ago, it was 

decided to turn this into an all-Coast Guard reunion. 

This will be Darlene’s last year for this reunion, and it 

will be turned over to Russell Pogue with assistance 

from former CGC Confidence crewmembers. The 

last word I have is that it will remain in beautiful 

Coeur d’Alene. 

Registration: Contact Darlene Amundsen at: 

busypartyplanner@gmail.com or by phone 208- 

292-4840. There is no closing date, but obviously, 

the sooner, the better. The cost is $80 which 

includes Friday and Saturday night dinners and 

Sunday morning coffee. For the Lake Coeur d’Alene 

cruise, the cost is $20, which includes the bus fare. 

Don’t even think about driving to the dock. As it is a 

Saturday, parking will be challenging. 

AMERICAN FORCES TRAVEL (AFT) 

MICHAEL CRISWELL 

Michael.Criswell@uscgmwr.org 

MWR SPECIALIST 

AFT POC FOR THE COAST GUARD AT 

COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND 

Check out American Forces Travel at: www. 

americanforcestravel.com/. AFT provides high-quality 

and best value travel services to Uniformed Services, 

Reserve, and CG Auxiliary Members, Retirees, and all 

eligible MWR patrons. 

USCGC GLACIER REUNION 

USS GLACIER (AGB-4) 

USCGC GLACIER (WAGB-4) 

SAVE THE DATE: SEPTEMBER 16-18, 2022 

SEATTLE, WA 

Tell 3 more Glacier buddies! 

POCs: 

Bert: dejongpago@hotmail.com 

Tom: tberstene@outlook.com 

Bill: sheretz@waypt.com 

Fred: fredcnichols@yahoo.com 

and Bill D, Bill K, and Rod M 

Facbook: 

USCGC Glacier Sailors 

www.facebook.com/groups/1587003238276957 

Presentation: CAPT Steven J. Craig, USCG 

(Ret.), award-winning author of “All Present and 

Accounted For,” will be presenting a PowerPoint 

at 10:00 am on Saturday at the Jarvis grounding; 

followed by Q&A with Jack Hunter, USCG (Ret.), 

who played a primary role in this incident, which 

should be interesting. Lunch will follow and then a 

2-hour cruise on Lake Coeur d'Alene for those who 

have signed up through Darlene. 


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2022 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION & ENLISTED ASSOCIATION CONVENTION 

(REPRINTED FROM SPRING 22 ISSUE) 

AUGUST 7-11, 2022 

THE INN AT OPRYLAND 

The 2022 Chief Petty Officers Association 

& Enlisted Association Convention will 

be held at THE INN AT OPRYLAND in 

Nashville, TN! 

We’ll not only be able to conduct 

Association business, but to enjoy this 

great city while there. The location next 

to the Grand Ole Opry allows for easy 

access to Nashville’s world-famous 

attractions. Country Music Hall of Fame 

and Jack Daniels Distillery tours are being 

arranged. Learn more at: uscgcpoa.org/ 


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REUNIONS, NOTICES & 

ITEMS OF INTEREST 

THE TRAGIC SINKING OF 

GLOUCESTER'S PATRIOT 

CAPTAIN W. RUSSELL WEBSTER, USCG (RET.) 

MARITIME HISTORIAN & AUTHOR 

Thank you to my many friends 

and family who helped me 

write The Tragic Sinking of 

Gloucester's Patriot. The book 

officially launched on May 23, 

2022 and can be purchased 

in the usual ways and at www. 

wrussellwebster.com 

I'm hoping this becomes the 

book of record about the 2009 

Patriot case and is read by mariners, Coast Guard 

watch-standers, and general interest audiences. 

There are important discussions in the book about 

normalcy bias, a phenomenon affecting everyone 

that can cause people in distress or responding 

on behalf of distress to deny and over-deliberate, 

delaying self-help and rescue response. 

Gloucester's John Ronan's Writer's Block will 

feature the book again on July 28, August 4, and 

11. The book is now available at The Book Store 

of Gloucester, 61 Main Street. 

Be sure to check out Ethan Forman's article in the 

Gloucester Times. 

ATTENTION COAST GUARD RETIREES IN THE 

BOISE, ID AREA 

Captain Frank Pedras, USCG (Ret.) is starting 

an informal group of Coast Guard retirees and 

veterans for occasional gatherings, to exchange 

information, share experiences, and have lunch. 

Reservists and Auxiliarists are welcome! 

Anyone interested may contact Captain Pedras by 

email or telephone: fpedrasjr@gmail.com 

(757) 575-5882. 

USCG RESCUE SWIMMER ASSOCIATION – 

SILVER FINS 

AST1 RICK MCELRATH, USCG (RET.) 

rmcelrath@gmail.com 

The Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Association, called 

the Silver Fins, is part of the Coast Guard Aviation 

Association (CGAA), a non-profit organization. We 

have started an annual college and trade school 

scholarship for children of CG Active Duty and Retired 

CG Aircrew. 

See our webpage at: 

aoptero.org/rescue-swimmer/ 

Scholarship Application: 

aoptero.org/wp-content/uploads/SILVER-FIN- 

SCHOLARSHIP-APPLICATION-3-2022-1.pdf 

SALT LAKE COAST GUARD RESERVE UNIT / 

NATIONAL STRIKE FORCE COORDINATION 

CENTER RESERVE UNIT REUNION 

LOCATION: SALT LAKE CITY, UT 

DATE: AUGUST 6, 2022 

General: To celebrate and remember the 25th 

Anniversary of the unit’s decommissioning, all past 

members are invited to attend. Please reach out to 

the reunion committee and if you are on Facebook 

join our FB group. The private group is Salt Lake 

Coast Guard Reserve Unit. 

For additional information, please contact MCPO 

Thomas J. Cowan, USCG (Ret), tjc12112@gmail. 

com, saltlakegru@gmail.com 


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COAST GUARD ACADEMY WOMEN’S RUGBY TEAM WINS THE FIRST EVER AMERICAN 

COLLEGIATE RUGBY ASSOCIATION (ACRA) 7'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 

SARAH E. PRICE 

CGA WOMEN’S RUGBY COACH 

On May 1, 2022, the Coast Guard Academy Women’s 

Rugby team won the first ever American Collegiate 

Rugby Association (ACRA) 7's National Championship. 

The women would not have gotten to this point without 

the help of the men’s rugby team, who continued to 

come to practice to help prep the women for nationals 

even though their 7’s season had ended. CGA’s road 

to the championship was exciting. They started the day 

with a 35-0 win over Providence, but then struggled 

as the heat of the day and exhaustion of multiple 

rugby games started to kick in. CGA managed to 

stay strong through a couple of very close games in a 

15-14 win over Temple and a 7-5 win over Columbia. 

This placed CGA into the final match against Colorado 

Mesa. Colorado Mesa was a fierce team all day, but 

the Bears stayed true to themselves and played Coast 

Guard rugby. CGA scored first and didn't really look 

back pulling off a 20-5 win for the first ever ACRA 7's 

National Championship! It was an amazing Sunday 

with perfect weather, great rugby, and some of the 

best fans around. All in all, it was an amazing end to 

a great 7s season and a fantastic way to send off our 

handful of graduating firsties and Coach Clare! 


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Q&A with 

ADM LINDA FAGAN 

27th COMMANDANT of the 

UNITED STATES 

COAST GUARD 


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Tomorrow looks different. So will we. We will be 

a more adaptive and connected Coast Guard that 

generates sustained readiness, resilience and 

capability–in new ways–to enhance our Nation’s 

maritime safety, security, and prosperity. 

—Admiral Linda Fagan, 1 June 2022 

TO THE COAST GUARD WORKFORCE, I am 

honored and humbled to serve as your Commandant. 

Your work across all of our missions, around the 

world, inspires me every day. I know we ask a lot of 

you and your families. Thank you for your dedication, 

professionalism, and service to the Coast Guard and 

the Nation. I am committed to working tirelessly on 

your behalf to advance our Service. Throughout my 37- 

year Coast Guard journey, the Service has navigated 

both challenges and opportunities. Grounded in the 

traditions of our rich and storied history, we have 

always applied our initiative and found the best way 

to be Semper Paratus. Today, our Service faces new 

challenges and has new opportunities. The world we 

operate in is changing rapidly. If we keep pace, we 

will uphold our tradition of service to the American 

public. But if we lag behind, as the future arrives we 

will struggle to execute our missions. Tomorrow looks 

different. So will we. Guided by our values, history, 

and shared sense of belonging in this Service, we will: 

This transformation will be an investment in you. You 

are the heartbeat of our Service. Without you, steel 

does not move, lives are not saved, and our national 

prosperity and security are at risk. You've answered 

the call to serve. We will be a Coast Guard where you 

can perform to the best of your potential in your duty 

to the Nation. 

Yours in service, 

Admiral Linda L. Fagan 

Commandant 

For the full Commandant’s Intent, visit 

longblueline.org 

TRANSFORM OUR TOTAL WORKFORCE 

Deliver you the tools, policy, training, and support 

to succeed across our missions and operating 

environments 

SHARPEN OUR COMPETITIVE EDGE 

Empower you with reliable, cutting-edge assets, 

infrastructure, and decision advantage to remain the 

world’s best Coast Guard. 

ADVANCE OUR MISSION EXCELLENCE 

Enhance the way we provide maritime safety and 

security, protect resources, and respond to crises to 

deliver exceptional service to the Nation. 

Q&A 

Q. As you became the first female head of an 

Armed Service in the U.S., you wore the shoulder 

boards of 15th Commandant, ADM Owen Siler. 

Why did you choose his? 

A: Admiral Siler was the Commandant who made 

the decision to admit women to the Coast Guard 

Academy. He made that decision in 1975, and the 

first women started the following year. That was the 

class of 1980; I was in the class of 1985. He was the 


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first service chief to announce that women would be 

admitted; his courage to be first opened the door 

to my service. 

Q. You highlighted in your Commandant’s Intent 

the importance of readiness, resilience and 

capabilities. Readiness is a long-held identifier 

of Coast Guard service—it’s the motto. How did 

you come to highlight resilience and capability 

as part of your Commandant’s intent? 

A: I see resilience as an equally long-held trait of 

the Coast Guard. It means that we can maintain 

our readiness despite the challenging environment 

we operate in. That includes our assets and 

infrastructure, but even more so our people and 

their families. And as new technology changes 

industry and the national security landscape, we 

will need to grow capabilities to keep pace. 

Q. You have identified six drivers of change 

with which the Coast Guard has to contend. 

Are there any that are more frequently on your 

mind? 

A: The world is changing rapidly, and all of the 

drivers noted in my Commandant’s Intent are 

converging. The one I am most focused on now 

is the complexity of the American workforce. 

The expectations for the employer-employee 

relationship are very different today than they 

were when I joined the Service and when our 

workforce management regime was created. As 

a result, the Coast Guard and the other armed 

services all need to look at our talent management 

systems. Our ways of recruiting and retaining 

people have served us well in the past, but we 

need to keep pace with the current expectations 

of our potential recruits. 

The National Coast 

Guard Museum 

remains the Service’s 

top philanthropic 

priority. The Coast 

Guard is the only 

branch of the armed 

services without a 

national museum to 

celebrate our role in 

our Nation's life and 

honor those who have 

served. 

Q. Every employer is struggling to find the right 

workforce to meet mission. What innovative 

approaches are you most excited about the 

Coast Guard taking to fill and diversify billets? 

A: We need to invest in the readiness and 

resilience of our workforce through innovative 

tools, inclusive policies, trustworthy technology, 

modernized training, and exceptional support. 

Every day we must look for ways to attract and 

retain the mission-ready workforce for today and 


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Retirees, and all the 

Coast Guard veterans 

who came before 

us, built the world’s 

best Coast Guard. 

As we work toward 

transformational 

change, it is 

important to me that 

we keep our retirees 

informed of what is 

changing and why. 

Q. In an effort to advance mission excellence, 

you have called for the Coast Guard to be 

“brilliant at the basics.” What does that mean 

to you? 

A: Our core values and operating principles 

stand the test of time. We are a maritime and 

military service. Even as the world changes, 

there remains a huge demand for our traditional 

missions. To me being “brilliant at the basics” 

means making sure our people build and 

maintain a high level of proficiency in their 

field or specialty, and aren’t overwhelmed by 

administrative requirements. And even as global 

demand for the Coast Guard increases, we will 

remain focused on the missions the American 

public expects from us along the U.S. coastline, 

the Great Lakes, and our rivers system. 

the future. We must refocus our recruiting efforts. 

As part of those efforts, we will increase flexibility 

in assignments, advancements, workplaces, and 

careers – making it easier for people to serve in 

the Coast Guard; develop individually tailored, 

flexible training – what the member needs, when 

they need it; and improve availability of healthcare 

and family services – we recruit individuals, but 

we retain your families. 

Q. As you lean forward into your new role, 

how does the heritage of Coast Guard service, 

particularly by the Retirees who read the Long 

Blue Line, impact your view of our future? 

A: Retirees, and all the Coast Guard veterans 

who came before us, built the world’s best Coast 

Guard. As we work toward transformational 

change, it is important to me that we keep our 

retirees informed of what is changing and why. 

We need their support as we build the Coast 

Guard the Nation needs. The strength of our 


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service is that we can still rely on our core 

values and operating principles as we change 

our policies and procedures to respond to a 

changing world. From sails and oars, to jet 

drives and helicopters, our service has a 

heritage of always adapting with the times 

without losing what makes us special. 

Q. Could you provide your vision for the 

National Coast Guard Museum, and its 

importance to our Coast Guard community 

and the Nation? 

A: The National Coast Guard Museum remains 

the Service’s top philanthropic priority. 

The Coast Guard is the only branch of the 

armed services without a national museum to 

celebrate our role in our Nation's life and honor 

those who have served. I am very excited 

about the forthcoming National Coast Guard 

Museum! The Coast Guard has a rich history 

with stories that deserve to be told. 


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photo: U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class David Weydert 


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TAKE A BOW 

A crew aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from 

Coast Guard Station Umpqua River is shown 

here in the Umpqua River bar during heavy 

weather surf training, Winchester Bay, OR, March 

15, 2022. The 47-foot motor lifeboat is designed 

as a fast-response rescue vessel in high seas, 

surf, and heavy weather environments. 


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INSIDE THE 

EXHIBITS 

STEWARDSHIP DECK 

PROTECTORS OF THE ENVIRONMENT WING 

The Coast Guard protects the Nation’s 

waterways and marine ecosystems to ensure all 

Americans enjoy a rich, diverse, and sustainable 

ocean environment. The Protectors of the 

Environment Wing highlights the Coast Guard’s 

commitment to responding to environmental 

challenges during everyday operations and 

during natural or man-made disasters. Because 

many people never see this mission in action up 

close, unless there is a disaster in their region, 

the goal in this wing is place visitors in the middle 

of the action, whether it be in underground 

marine environments, in the bowels of a cutter 

or on shore following a hurricane. 

The Living Marine Resources Gallery is 

organized by species and chronology. Over time, 

various industries, human migratory patterns, 

and fashion trends have created threats to 

regional and global populations. In the 19th 

century, much of the Revenue Cutter Service 

work in this area concerned whales, seals, and 

the people that sought them, as well as salmon 

in the Pacific Northwest, sponges in Florida, and 

migratory birds 

When whaling became controversial in the early 

20th century, the Coast Guard found itself at the 

forefront of worldwide opposition to whaling. In 

the latter half of that century, the Coast Guard, 

with partner agencies and nations, took an active 

role in enforcing domestic and international law 

on fisheries conservation. This global partnership 

now protects the Exclusive Economic Zone, 

comprised of 2.25 million square miles of ocean. 


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SNEAK 

PEEK 

The Containing Catastrophes Immersive 

Gallery will place visitors in the midst of some 

of the most impactful disasters, natural and manmade. 

This audio-visual presentation focuses 

not only on the damage wrought, but on the 

heroic actions of Coast Guard personnel to 

protect and restore wildlife. Most importantly, the 

gallery displays how lessons learned from past 

events have altered approaches to minimize 

environmental effects going forward. 

DECK 

4 

Finally, visitors encounter the Environmental 

Enforcement Gallery, which protects maritime 

species by carrying out laws designed to 

curb chemical pollution and invasive species 

wreaking havoc. Accomplishing this worldwide 

mission requires the Coast Guard to carry out 

and uphold a complex mix of domestic laws and 

international treaties. 

location 

To learn more about the visitor experience, go to: 

coastguardmuseum.org/exhibits 


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The only reason I got out of the Coast Guard was 

to work in the business my father started up for 

my brothers and me,” Jeff Morse said about his fouryear 

stint. 

Morse loved the Coast Guard and would have 

made a career out of it, but he could not pass up the 

opportunity his father had presented. 

Jeff had thoroughly enjoyed his time on the RED 

CEDAR out of Portsmouth, VA, before attending 

culinary school. His newly acquired rating got 

him station in Hawaii, in food service with a rating 

known in those days as a Subsistence Specialist. 

However, the idea of a family business appealed 

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founded Morse Industries as promised with his 

sons shortly after. The company manufactured 

and sold extrusion products, including boat rails. 

If he had stayed in the Coast Guard, Jeff and 

Caryn agree that he never would have dated her. 

“Her dad was an O-6, I was a Third Class Petty 

Officer when I got out. I had a fear of captains,” 

they both laugh, “he could've made life awfully 

difficult for me.” 

Caryn’s father, Captain Richard Abrahams, USCG 

(Ret.) was a member of the Academy Class 

of ’55 and went on to earn a Masters in Naval 

Architecture and Marine Engineering from the 

University of Michigan. He was in New Orleans 

while DALLAS was being constructed there. Then 

he was transferred to become a Plankowner and 

the first Engineering Officer of the DALLAS out of 

Governor’s Island, NY. Among CAPT Abrahams’s 

most memorable experience was in 1956 right out 

of the Academy when he served aboard 

the PONTCHATRAIN and assisted in the 

rescue of Pan Am Flight 6. 

CAPT Abrahams crossed the bar in 2019. 

After the recent passing of her mother 

Lore Abrahams, Caryn’s extended family 

made the journey again to New London to 

lay her mother to rest in the Coast Guard 

Academy Columbarium with her father. 

Their shared Coast Guard experience and 

heritage informed the Morse’s decision 

to contribute $250,000 to the When the 

MOST is Expected capital campaign to 

build the National Coast Guard Museum. 

“BEING ABLE TO HONOR CARYN’S 

DAD AND TO PLAY A ROLE IN 

SEEING THIS MUSEUM COME TO 

FRUITION FOR ALL COASTIES IS 

EXTREMELY MEANINGFUL FOR 

US,” JEFF SAID ON THEIR VISIT TO 

THE MUSEUM SITE. 

As Jeff toured Station New London’s 45-ft MLB, 

he turned wistful. “If only I could do this all 

over again, that would be so much fun.” As he 

marveled at the technology available on board to 

today’s crews, he smiled, “I had fun when I did it, 

I can only imagine what it would be like today.” 

“HER DAD WAS AN O-6, 

I WAS A THIRD CLASS 

PETTY OFFICER WHEN I 

GOT OUT. I HAD A FEAR OF 

CAPTAINS. HE COULD'VE 

MADE LIFE AWFULLY 

DIFFICULT FOR ME.” 


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PORTRAITS OF SERVICE 

There are thousands of untold stories that are not in the history books. The Long Blue Line is a 

fantastic platform to share your personal journeys from the diverse mission sets of the Coast Guard. 

We are excited to provide a place where readers can share their Coast Guard story. We’ve made it 

easy for you with a simple questionnaire at coastguardmuseum.org/retirees. TELL YOUR STORY! 

A 

Coast Guard 

Family with 

a Tradition of 

Service 

- BZ! 

CDR Daniel Gregorio, USCGR (Ret.) 

FSC Joel Gregorio, USCGR (Ret.) 

CS2 Samantha Lawson, USCGR 

Buffalo, NY 

Commander Daniel Gregorio, USCGR (Ret.), 

passed away in February 2022. He served as 

a Naval corpsman with the U.S. Marines in Korea 

on Special Operations (4 years active, 2 years 

reserve). Then he worked his way through the 

ranks for 32 years in the Coast Guard Reserve 

(E7 to O5). During his time in Buffalo, NY, he rose 

to Reserve Group Commander and stood up the 

Niagara River Unit. CDR Gregorio spent summers 

training reserve officers in Yorktown, VA. 

“That was our summer camp,” says FSC Joel 

Gregorio, USCGR (Ret.). “I loved going down to 

Yorktown every year.” 

Joel followed in his father’s footsteps and also 

devoted over three decades to the Reserve. 

When he was in a job transition, CDR Gregorio 

encouraged his son to consider the Coast Guard. 

“Serve your enlistment and be done with it” was 

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Gregorio laughs, “32 years later, I served my 

enlistment.” 

His service included assignments at CG Station 

Rochester, CG Reserve Group Buffalo, and CG 

LANTAREA. As a member of PSU 301, he was 

called up for six months during Desert Storm to 

Jubail, Saudi Arabia, the last major port from the 

Kuwaiti border, 50 miles to the north. As the Group 

Commander, Joel’s father called him up for that 

deployment. 

Other deployments included Hurricane Katrina 

and the Gulf oil spill headquarters in New 

Orleans, following a catastrophic explosion on 

the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. 

The Coast Guard wasn’t Joel’s only area of 

service. He worked throughout his Reserve 

time as a Food Service Manager at Erie County 

Correctional Facility. 

When he retired from Group Rochester, 

Gregorio’s daughter, Samantha Lawson, took 

his billet. 

“I followed in my father’s footsteps, she 

followed in mine,” FS2 Gregorio says. “I 

wouldn’t trade my Coast Guard career for 

the world.” 

Today, CS2 Samantha Lawson, USCGR, 

proud granddaughter and daughter, is 

assigned at CG Station Sand Key, with 

previous assignments at CG Station Ponce 

De Leon Inlet, CG Base Miami Beach, CG 

Station Rochester, and CG Station Atlantic 

City. 

When asked why she joined the Coast Guard, 

Lawson says, “Well it's pretty simple really. When 

two of your heroes do something so significant, 

it's hard not to want to partake. Seeing my father 

and grandfather putting country first is incredibly 

inspiring. I'm beyond proud to be carrying on that 

legacy. I just hope he was as proud of me as I was 

to call him Papa.” 

She works in insurance coding and billing for a 

pediatrician’s office. 

CS2 Lawson adds, “I'm currently just over 10 years 

of service, in the hopes I can achieve 100 years 

for our family.” 

Left: CDR Daniel Gregorio, USCGR (Ret.), CS2 Samantha 

Lawson, USCGR, and FSC Joel Gregorio, USCGR (Ret.) at 

Lawson’s Boot Camp graduation. 

Right: Papa Gregorio with son, Joel on his return from Operation 

Desert Storm, meeting his daughter Samantha for the first time. 


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LCDR Stewart Dietrick † 

(1960-2022) 

Prosper, TX 

From September 1998 through March 2000, 

a team of 14 selected Coast Guard aviators—nine 

pilots and five flight mechanics—were tasked with 

developing and testing new equipment, tactics and 

procedures to bring about a non-lethal use of force 

concept against go-fast boats. During the 18-month 

period, the team used all-weather MH-90 helicopters 

that integrated lethal and non-lethal technology, 

along with state-of-the-art sensors, night vision 

devices, and communications equipment to develop 

what the Coast Guard called “highly aggressive and 

effective offensive and defensive tactics never before 

attempted by rotary wing aircraft.” 

One of those innovative aviators, Stewart Dietrick, was 

killed in April 2022 when a Mercy Flight helicopter 

crashed in Elba, TX. 

Throughout his Coast Guard career LCDR Dietrick 

was well known among his peers as a consummate 

flight instructor, a true professional aviator, and a 

highly respected mentor. As one of the forwardleaning 

aviation pioneers, Stu, as his friends knew 

him, quickly mastered flying the non-standard 

McDonald Douglas MH-90 helicopters. Dietrick 

assisted in instructing and qualifying other pilots 

on the team and skillfully completed ship-to-helo 

dynamic interface testing. These exercises led to 

Dietrick’s involvement in developing joint aviationsurface 

tactics with the crews of Coast Guard Cutters 

GALLATIN and SENECA over several hundred 

deck landings. As part of the Airborne Use of Force 

Concept, Stu integrated a mix of lethal and non-lethal 

technologies along with state-of-the-art sensors and 

communications equipment and developed highly 

aggressive offensive and defensive tactics never 

before attempted by U.S. Coast Guard rotary wing 

aircraft. 

Along with other HITRON pilots and aerial 

gunners, Dietrick completed a series of operational 

deployments, titled Operation New Frontier, to 

evaluate this new concept. These unprecedented 

missions successfully interdicted six drug smuggling 

vessels, apprehended 20 drug smugglers, and 

seized 11,710 pounds of marijuana and 3,014 

pounds of cocaine. 

Stu’s integral role with the original HITRON-10 Proof of 

Concept Team has had a significant transformational 

effect over the past two decades with Coast Guard 

Aviation and the entire Service. His demonstrated 

superior performance and outstanding operational 

achievement were recognized with induction into the 

Coast Guard Aviation Association Hall of Honor. 

Visit longblueline.org to see a video of LCDR Dietrick 

sharing his memories about standing up HITRON-10. 


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CWO Filomeno Servino 

Boston, MA 

“In 1953, I applied for the U.S. Navy to see the 

world. At the time, there was an agreement between 

the U.S. and the Philippines to allow Filipinos to 

enlist in the Navy. When I reported for the written 

and physical exams at the Naval Base in Sangley 

Point, the recruiter assigned me to the Coast Guard. 

Our enlistment date was October 10, 1955—100 of 

us went into the Navy, 30 of us to the Coast Guard. 

After four months of training, I was assigned to 

the Cutter CHAUTAUQUA based in Sand Island, 

Honolulu, HI. The majority of the large cutters 

were assigned ocean weather station duties and 

CHAUTAUQUA was assigned to Ocean Station 

Victor between Midway Island and Japan. The 

duration of these patrols was 21 days at Victor 

before being relieved by CGC WINNEBAGO. After 

two weeks of R and R in Japan, we relieved their 

crew for another 21 days before returning to our 

homeport. 

At one point, the WINNEBAGO ran aground and 

was stranded at the entrance of Pearl Harbor, so 

our time at the station was extended for several 

days until another cutter could relieve us. The 

grounding prompted the Sand Island Enlisted 

Men’s Club to create a drink called ‘Winnebago 

on the Rocks.’ The crew of the cutter did not 

appreciate the new beverage as much as the rest 

of us did. 

In 1960, I married Lourdes Martinez de Villa, my 

longtime sweetheart from Iriga City.” 

Over his 30-year Coast Guard career, CWO Servino 

served on several cutters, the Academy, Salem Air 

Station, and Group Boston. He retired with several 

awards including a Coast Guard Commendation 

Medal. He is a member of two Filipino associations 

for Coast Guard retirees and their families. 

CALL FOR STORIES 

Tell us your incredible Coast Guard stories and what the National Coast Guard Museum means to 

you, and your profile may be featured in the next issue of the Long Blue Line. 

visit www.coastguardmusuem.org/retirees 


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photo: U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban 


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LET'S RECAP 

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the 

keynote address at the Coast Guard Academy 

during the 141st Commencement Exercises 

May 18, 2022. The Coast Guard Academy 

graduated 252 new officers along with nine 

international students. 


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THE COAST GUARD 

HERITAGE MUSEUM 

BARNSTABLE, 

MASSACHUSETTS 

ACAPT H.F. (Buck) Baley, USCG (Ret) 

Vice President 

Coast Guard Heritage Museum 

MASSACHUSETTS IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. Both the USCG 

and the U.S. Customs Service have late 18th century 

origins under the U.S. Treasury and have worked 

closely together since that time. Appropriately, for 

the past 17 years, the Coast Guard Heritage Museum 

has been located in the old Customs House on Cape 

Cod in the village of Barnstable, MA. It is one of only 

two free-standing regional museums in the country 

dedicated to telling the Coast Guard story. It also 

celebrates and preserves much of the rich local 

maritime history on the Cape. 

Ironically, the Coast Guard Heritage Museum was 

the brainstorm of two former Navy men: Cape Cod 

historian and lawman Lou Cataldo, our founder 

and first president, and CDR Maurice Gibbs, USN 

(Ret.) of Nantucket. CDR Gibbs was also a founding 

member of the U.S. Life-Saving Heritage Association 

and President Emeritus of the Nantucket Life-Saving 

Museum. 

Three former Coasties, Jim Walker, USCG (Ret.) of 

the American Lighthouse Foundation, Albert L. “John” 

Manning, USCG and CPO Dan Davidson USCG (Ret.), 

both charter members of the Eastwind Association, 

came on board during the planning stages. 

The doors were opened to the public in May 2005. 

RADM David P. Pekoske, USCG, keynote speaker 

at the Commissioning Ceremony, was joined by a 

host of past and present Coast Guard dignitaries. He 

Photo courtesy of 

Barnstable Patrioy & 

photographer, 

Alan Belkanish 

was impressed with the mission and the fact that the 

museum was housed in a former U.S. Custom House. 

“It is most fitting,” RADM Pekoske said, “since all 

Coast Guard officers and Petty Officers to this day 

are sworn Customs Officers.” 

Underway, but hard pressed not only for funding, but 

also for exhibits, the Museum struggled to keep afloat 

for the first three years, even with the Town paying the 

operating expenses. 

In 2008, MKCS Bill Collette, USCG (Ret.) took over 

the helm as President. Along with Clerk/Secretary 

Francis Broadhurst (USN veteran and local journalist) 

and Treasurer Mary Manning (wife of USCG veteran 

John Manning), he worked with the town, grew 

an active Board of Directors, expanded publicity 

and contributions. Put simply, he revitalized and 

reorganized the Museum to get it back on course for 

future success. Bill continues to actively serve today 

as a member of the Board of Directors and Executive 

Committee. 

Today, the Museum utilizes over 2,700 square feet 

on both floors of the building to house an extensive 


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collection of artifacts, photos, models and audiovisual 

displays. Included is the last operationally deployed 

Beach Cart (F/V Rose Marie Cape Cod Rescue of 

1962), and extensive Revenue Marine, Lighthouse 

and Lifesaving Service memorabilia on loan from ex- 

Army officer Richard Boonisar, a major collector and 

co-founder of the US Life-Saving Heritage Association. 

We also have a detailed five-foot handmade model of 

the USCGC Campbell (WMEC 909) as well as many 

more exquisite models courtesy of Mike Maynard, 

another retired Coastie. 

The historic red brick Custom House was built 

here in 1855 to a design by Ammi J. Young, the 

first Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury 

Department. It served as a Custom House and Post 

Office until 1913, continuing to house the post office 

and other town offices until 1958. It was converted into 

the Donald G. Trayser Memorial Museum in 1960 and 

has been listed on the National Register of Historic 

Places since 1975. 

Also on the premises is an active blacksmith shop and 

the Country’s oldest wooden jail. 

The Coast Guard Heritage Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit 

organization under the Trayser Museum Group, 

staffed and operated entirely by volunteers, most of 

whom have a past relationship with the Coast Guard. 

Although we have relationships with the U.S. Coast 

Guard and other related museums, we are solely 

funded by donations, memberships, and admissions. 

If you live in the southeast Massachusetts area, or 

have an opportunity to visit Cape Cod, please come 

by and see us. We are open Tuesdays through 

Saturdays from May through the end of October. 

A small admission fee includes use of a handheld 

audio tour system, and volunteer docents are on 

hand to provide tours and share their own personal 

Coast Guard experiences. Although normally closed 

during the off-season, if you are in the area and want 

to visit, contact us by phone or email and we will try 

our best to accommodate you. You can also visit 

www.CGHeritage.org, where you can view pictures 

of some exhibits and sign up for our email newsletters, 

or follow us at facebook.com/CGHeritageMuseum. 


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USCG SECTOR ANCHORAGE AND 

THE STEVEN A. COHEN 

MILITARY FAMILY CLINIC 

TEAMWORK. That’s the standout characteristic of 

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage according to 

Taylor Waldner, Outreach Director of The Steven A. 

Cohen Military Family Clinic at Alaska Behavioral 

Health. 

“From Sitka to Valdez, the more I travel to different 

Coast Guard stations around Alaska, the more I see 

an element of teamwork happening,” says Waldner. 

“The crews are very tightly knit and can be incredibly 

supportive of one another.” 

But she points out, that closeness, coupled with the 

isolation that is synonymous with Alaska, presents its 

share of challenges. “Because they’re such small, 

close crews everyone feels each other’s burdens. 

From a mental health perspective, they can be 

heavily impacted by the struggles of their shipmates.” 

The Cohen Clinic at Alaska Behavioral Health 

was established in 2020 to fill the gaps in care 

for Alaska’s military community. The clinic is part 

of Cohen Veterans Network, a national network of 

mental health clinics for post-9/11 veterans, service 

members and their families, providing high-quality, 

accessible mental health services. The network 

has 21 clinics across the country in states with 

larger Coast Guard populations such as Florida, 

North Carolina, Texas, and California. Since its 

inception, the Anchorage clinic has treated over 

I’m truly grateful 

for the fantastic 

partnership we have 

in the Last Frontier. 

400 individuals, with over 30% of active duty clients 

serving in the Coast Guard. 

Collaboration with Sector Anchorage command has 

been instrumental in enabling the clinic to have an 

impact in Alaska. 

“We are fortunate to have a clinic here in Anchorage 

and the team has been incredible in supporting my 

members at Sector Anchorage, as well as my remote 

units throughout Alaska who don't have easy access 

to behavioral health resources,” says U.S. Coast 

Guard Captain Leanne Lusk, Commander of Sector 

Anchorage. 

In serving the Coast Guard population in Alaska, 

Clinic Director MaryBeth Goodman says that flexibility 

is key, “Something that we do, which is so important, 

is we meet our clients where they’re at. Telehealth 

allows us to connect with clients across the state in 

even the most remote of areas. Our individualized 

care enables us to cater to the Coast Guard life. For 

example, if someone is interested in engaging in 

care, but they know they will soon be shipping out 

for a few months, we can work with their schedule to 

address their challenges and help them build those 

necessary skills as they head out to sea.” 

While Coast Guardsmen and women are engaging 

in care themselves, Waldner says they’re most 

enthusiastic when they find out that their families can 

be treated as well. “People always come up to me 

after a briefing and say things like, ‘My wife struggles 

with anxiety, this would be great for her.’ Or ‘My kid 

is having some issues and we’ve been looking for a 

good provider.’ They’re thankful to learn that the clinic 

is a resource for the entire family.” 

CAPT Lusk adds, “I’m truly grateful for the fantastic 

partnership we have in the Last Frontier.” 


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Left to right: President & CEO of Cohen Veterans Network 

Dr. Anthony Hassan; Cohen Clinic at Alaska Behavioral 

Health Clinic Director MaryBeth Goodman; U.S. Coast 

Guard CAPT Leanne Lusk, Commander, Sector 

Anchorage; Cohen Clinic at Alaska Behavioral Health 

Outreach Director Taylor Waldner; Command Senior 

Chief Joe Zrelak 

Front row left to right: Joe Zrelak, Command Senior Chief; 

MaryBeth Goodman, Clinic Director; Joseph LaCue, incoming 

Command Senior Chief. 

Back row left to right: Gabriel Acosta Ketchikan, Command 

Senior Chief; Phil Waldron, Kodiak Command Master Chief; 

Taylor Waldner, Outreach Director; Kelly McCarthy, Sitka 

Master Chief Petty Officer; Tim Mason, Valdez Command Chief. 


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U.S. COAST GUARD INFORMATION ACTIVE DUTY 

C2022 

INSPIRATIONAL 

LEADERSHIP 

AWARD 

WINNERS 

By Janki Patel, MyCG Staff 

Every year, the Inspirational Leadership Awards recognize Coast 

Guard active duty, reservists, civilians, and auxiliary volunteers who 

best exemplify the Coast Guard’s Core Values of Honor, Respect, and 

Devotion to Duty. Award recipients receive a personal phone call from 

either the Commandant ADM Karl L. Schultz or Master Chief Petty Officer 

of the Coast Guard Jason Vanderhaden. 

“Exceptional. Dedication. Leadership. Each of the winners exemplify 

these descriptors in their own, unique way,” said CAPT Julie Kuck, deputy 

director, Civilian Human Resources, Diversity and Leadership. 

2022 AWARD RECIPIENTS: 

Captain John G. Witherspoon Inspirational 

Leadership Award 

The oldest of the ILAs, named for the second 

African American officer to command a Coast 

Guard cutter and the first African American to 

command a Coast Guard shore unit, Witherspoon 

was recognized as a leader, mentor and pioneer 

who commanded respect. 

Active Duty Recipient: Lieutenant 

Commander Roberto Concepcion, Office of 

Specialized Capabilities 

LCDR Roberto Concepcion’s leadership 

philosophy is one of compassion, guided by 

five tenants: visible commitment, humility, 

cultural and emotional intelligence, and effective 

collaboration. He tirelessly works to attract 

underrepresented minorities to the Service 

by building relationships with key centers of 

influence to improve diversity within the Coast 

Guard. He meticulously networks to build 

robust connections and expand collaboration 

opportunities among the Affinity Group Council, 

Recruiting Command, and the Office of Diversity 

and Inclusion. 

Specifically, he fosters strategic partnerships 

with schools that serve predominantly minority 

populations to help boost diversity in the College 


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Exceptional. 

Dedication. 

Leadership. Each of 

the winners exemplify 

these descriptors in 

their own, unique way. 

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—CAPT Julie Kuck 

Deputy Director, Civilian 

Human Resources, Diversity and 

Leadership. 

doing the right thing and has been a staunch 

advocate for all. She ensured injured members 

received access to medical care, drafted 

21 administrative remarks, and individually 

counseled members on the mandatory vaccine 

requirements. 

Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative Program. 

He helped formulate and implement key diversity 

recruiting strategies, which revitalized minority 

diversity recruiting initiatives Service-wide. This 

resulted in assigning more than 80 Minority 

Servicing Institution Ambassadors to support the 

nationwide minority officer recruiting efforts. His 

efforts within these underrepresented communities 

will have a lasting impact on the Service. 

Reserve Recipient: Lieutenant Sara Cole, 

Coast Guard Port Security Unit 305 

LT Sara Cole is a respected officer at Port 

Security Unit 305 because she rigorously 

adheres to the highest ethical principles, while 

providing compassionate leadership. She 

is a go-to resource for the command on any 

policy guidance and provided members with 

counseling on enlisted evaluation reports, reenlistment 

criteria, bonus eligibility, government 

travel credit card violations, and drug and alcohol 

abuse. 

With integrity beyond reproach, she is known for 

Her actions are done with genuine kindness 

that make her approachable for all ranks. Even 

when members didn’t agree with the Coast 

Guard’s final decisions, each member ultimately 

felt valued, appreciating the time, attention and 

respect she gave them. Cole’s innate desire to 

help others extended beyond the Coast Guard as 

she provided aid at a car accident in advance 

of emergency services and assisted fellow fire 

academy recruits with difficulties while providing 

them support and encouragement to persevere. 

Inspirational Leadership Award 

Named after a pioneer for women and African 

Americans in the Coast Guard admired for 

her devotion, exemplary leadership and 

professionalism, MCPO Angela McShan 

was the first African American woman to be 

promoted to master chief petty officer. She had 

been slated to become the chief of yeoman 

A-school prior to her untimely passing. 

Active Duty Recipient: Chief Petty Officer 

Michael Rushane, marine science technician, 

Sector Long Island Sound 

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CPO Michael Rushane fosters an environment 

in which everyone feels valued and 

empowered to ensure effectiveness and 

timely mission execution. This approach 

applies, whether it is conducting a vessel 

examination to ensure oceangoing ships are 

fit for operation, responding to a pollution 

incident, identifying critical safety or security 

issues at waterfront facilities, or executing 

Honor Guard and military funeral duties. 

Rushane has been a staunch advocate for the 

Women's Leadership Initiative, an organization 

created to foster diversity through inclusion. 

His work helped encourage others to speak up 

about injustices they see in the workplace and 

offered tangible solutions to create a supportive 

environment based on eliminating negative 

and unproductive behaviors. The Chief further 

showcased his dedication to the workforce 

through spearheading a Women’s Equality 

Day event, which hosted a panel of speakers 

including the vice commandant, First District 

commander, retired Coast Guard admiral, City of 

Bridgeport Chief of Police and a Seventh District 

sector commander. 

Rushane’s enthusiasm for mentoring and 

coaching was evident in all that he did 

throughout the Chief's Mess and sector, and 

in his leadership of the sector’s marine science 

technicians. He hosted several cadets from the 

Coast Guard Academy and Officer Candidates 

to offer familiarization on Coast Guard missions 

and Sector operations. He also managed the 

sector’s Prevention and Response Department 

professional development for members. Chief's 

encouragement and advice led to six junior 

members pursuing graduate and undergraduate 

degrees to further their professional competence 

and expertise, and to some of the highest service 

wide scores in the Coast Guard. 

Reserve Recipient: Chief Petty Officer Rafael 

Ortiz, maritime enforcement specialist, 

Coast Guard Reserve Unit SOUTHCOM 

CPO Rafael Ortiz is a leader who unfailingly 

supports and guides the command and 

models our core values in all aspects of his 

life. His eagerness, passion, and insight are 

invaluable to the professional development for 

officers and enlisted. 

Ortiz demonstrated superior leadership 

volunteering to support SOUTHCOM operations 

for the August 2021 Haiti earthquake and 

subsequent humanitarian assistance/ 

disaster response. Acting as the Coast Guard 

Liaison Officer, he prioritized capabilities and 

managed limited resources against mounting 

and competing demands. Ortiz’s exceptional 

leadership directly impacted JTF-Haiti’s ability to 

mobilize 19 helicopters, six ships, eight transport 

aircraft, and approximately 1,200 response 

members. He was also instrumental in the delivery 

of almost 600,000 pounds of humanitarian cargo 

(food, water, medical equipment, and other 

critical relief supplies), and assistance or rescue 

of 477 people. 

Combatant Commands are notoriously good 

opportunities for officers to gain proficiency in 

joint operations, making them diverse leaders 

capable of partnering and coordinating 

operations with Department of Defense entities. 

Through Ortiz’s leadership and insight, enlisted 

members are increasing their footprint at reserve 

unit SOUTHCOM and gaining unprecedented 

opportunities to contribute to and benefit from 

the knowledge transfers associated with such 

an assignment. Recognizing the skillsets and 

professional knowledge enlisted members offer, 

he researched and compiled the ideal E-PAL 

to maximize impact to operations and ensure 

opportunities for growth and advancement for 

the enlisted member. His dedication to diversity 

resulted in a 500% increase in junior enlisted 

assignments to the command. 

Chief Ortiz is a servant leader, dedicated to the 

betterment of the unit, reserve program, and 

the Coast Guard as a whole. In addition to his 

dedication to the service, Ortiz is devoted to his 

local community. As the president of his local 

motorcycle club, he spearheaded efforts to raise 

approximately $4,000 to purchase Christmas 

gifts for local families in need. 

George R. Putnam Inspirational 

Leadership Award 

Recognizing a Coast Guard civilian employee 

and named for the first commissioner of the U.S. 

Lighthouse Service. He exemplified inspirational 

leadership and his accomplishments during 

civilian service have stood the test of time, 


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including benefits such as annual leave, 

paid sick leave, and a retirement system for 

Lighthouse Service employees. He was known 

for his courage and conviction, innovation and 

dedication to serving humanity. 

Recipient: Charlie Coiro, Leadership 

Development Center, New London, CT 

Charlie Coiro is a distinguished person of 

character, competence, conviction, and 

innovation. He continually inspires others through 

his personal leadership approach in answering: 

“What did I do today to positively impact Coast 

Guard leaders?” Coiro’s impact on other 

members, units, and the entire Coast Guard is 

unequalled. His organizational impact includes 

competently developing Coast Guard leaders, 

acting on his convictions to create environments 

of more inclusivity, and delivering innovative 

leadership interventions to help units solve a 

myriad of problems and attain mission execution 

excellence. 

Coiro demonstrated superb leadership and 

initiative in executing 14 course offerings, 

delivering inspirational leader development 

content that enriched 276 members, cultivating 

a culture of respect and inclusivity. Coiro has 

positively influenced the entire organization with 

over 500 units’ leaders impacted by his expert 

tutelage and he has inspired leaders of all ranks 

and responsibilities in over 100 classes for 

five different Leadership Development Center 

courses. 

In the past year, he led over 20 leader support 

efforts consisting of more than 300 hours 

of customized instruction and focus group 

meetings. These interventions focused on 

improving workplace climate, developing unit 

leaders, re-energizing the unit Leadership and 

Development Advisory Council, or conducting 

strategic alignment. 

Commodore Charles S. Greanoff 

Inspirational Leadership Award 

This award respect to a leader instrumental in 

shaping the Auxiliary into the organization it is 

today. Greanoff achieved the Auxiliary’s highest 

position of National Commodore, and his spirit 

epitomizes the criteria recognized by this award 

for a Coast Guard Auxiliarist. 

Recipient: Flotilla Commander Ralph 

Gregory Hendricks, District 7 

As Flotilla Commander, Hendricks observed 

a critical need for boat crew qualification 

examinations this year. He rose to the 

challenge and provided leadership above and 

beyond to organize and coordinate divisionwide 

preparations. He organized patrol dates 

and training locations, coordinated surface 

facilities, and lead single and two boat onwater 

exercises. In 2021, he provided 24 

hours of classroom instruction and 83 hours 

of on-water training for boat crew members 

who needed to re-certify. 

In his role as Flotilla Commander and 

the Auxiliary Unit Coordinator, Hendricks 

strengthened the relationship between the 

local Auxiliary and the Station Port Canaveral 

command and crew. Urgent staffing needs 

within critical areas of the station drove him 

to reach out to all of Division 7 for immediate 

assistance. This included radio watch 

standers, culinary assistants, and rescue 

and survival system personal protective 

equipment inspectors. Hendricks quickly 

established a goal that far exceeded the 

station’s expectations. As a result, the station 

now has two auxiliary members working a 

regular watch standing shift each week, with 

three others nearing completion of their radio 

watch standing training. 

As a result of the excellent job performed by 

the Flotilla’s culinary assistants, the request 

for additional assistance has grown to include 

the Coast Guard Cutter CONFIDENCE. 

The cutter’s commanding officer has since 

extended an offer for members to go underway 

due to demonstrated professionalism, skills, 

and rapport. 

Captain David H. Jarvis Award for 

Inspirational Leadership 

The longest rescue mission ever undertaken in 

Coast Guard history was led by CAPT Jarvis. He 

received a Gold Medal of Honor at the request 

of President William McKinley in recognition of 

this effort, now known as the Overland Relief 

Expedition. Presented in partnership with the 

Navy League. 

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Recipient: Commander Tom Przybyla, Coast 

Guard Cutter POLAR STAR 

CDR Przybyla’s leadership was instrumental to 

the success of the Coast Guard’s first winter 

Arctic icebreaker deployment in 40 years. At his 

urging, the crew battled through hurricane force 

winds, constantly shifting sea ice, and weeks of 

unremitting darkness, including 11 days that the 

sun did not rise. They persevered through the 82- 

day deployment without the reprieve of port calls 

or liberty. He inspired the crew to brave these 

harsh and unforgiving conditions by invoking the 

words of David Jarvis on the Overland expedition: 

“you must never dwell too much on the dangers 

or sufferings, lest others question your courage.” 

Przybyla’s leadership was especially important 

during POLAR STAR’s fifth consecutive dry 

dock away from homeport. Recognizing the 

toll that back-to-back dry docks were taking 

on the crew and their families, he worked with 

CG-1 and Pacific Area to refine and implement 

a “People Plan” to honor the sacrifices of the 

crew. Przybyla addressed operational tempo by 

rotating sections of the crew back to homeport 

for four-week blocks. 

Earlier this year, POLAR STAR participated 

in Operation Deep Freeze, supporting the U.S. 

Antarctic Program, enabling groundbreaking 

science for the betterment of humankind, and 

fulfilling presidential mandates to maintain 

an active and influential presence on the 

southernmost continent. Przybyla’s leadership 

has been crucial in preparing the ship and 

crew for the first Antarctic deployment in 21 

months, and training 133 new crew members 

to accomplish the mission. More than 80 

crewmembers aboard have never been to 

Antarctica. 

Douglas A. Munro Inspirational Leadership 

Award 

The Munro Award recognizes a Coast Guard 

enlisted member who has demonstrated 

outstanding leadership. The winner of the award 

receives an automatic merit promotion. Presented 

in partnership with the Navy League. 

Recipient: Petty Officer Third Class Bryan 

L. Beck, machinery technician, Coast Guard 

Cutter DAUNTLESS 

PO3 Beck led a team of junior petty officers and 

non-rated members through an emergency turbo 

charger change on the number one main diesel 

engine. Working through the night during a port 

call, Beck’s technical ability and can-do attitude 

was key in replacing the 1,500-pound turbo. 

Following a catastrophe generator casualty 

in April 2020, Beck rallied the crew to replace 

the generator set without the support of a local 

maintenance augmentation team in Pensacola, 

FL. Using ship’s force saved the Coast Guard 

over $10,000 in comparable commercial cost, 

keeping DAUNTLESS safe to sail. 

Beck consistently provides hands-on training to 

newly-reported members, as well as facilitating 

pre-boards to ensure maximum support 

throughout the qualification process. Beck’s 

dedication to others directly contributed to 

multiple members receiving watch-standing 

qualifications as well as other necessary 

underway, cutter-specific qualifications. 

PO3 Beck possesses the ability to create and 

maintain a positive culture where the differences 

of all members are respected, so that all could 

achieve their full potential and maximize their 

contributions. Beck enthusiastically serves as 

the DAUNTLESS command’s appointed lay 

leader leading divine services underway since 

May 2019. He has acted with strategic intent to 

ensure optimization of resources, influenced the 

success of major operations or programs, and 

achieved operational excellence. 

FUTURE NOMINATIONS 

For full citations on the 2022 

winners and information on how 

to nominate a shipmate, visit: 

longblueline.org 


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A RIVER RAN 

THROUGH IT: 

RESERVE MST COORDINATES 

WATER RESCUE FOR 100+ 

HOTEL GUESTS 

Story by Anastasia Devlin, Reservist Magazine 


PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS MICHAEL 

SATURNINO'S LEADERSHIP, INITIATIVE, AND 

TRAINING WERE TESTED DURING HURRICANE 

IDA IN SEPTEMBER 2021. 

The thing is, he wasn’t even on duty. 

Saturnino and his family had flown to 

Philadelphia from Alaska for his brother’s 

wedding. Michael was the best man, and he 

and his wife Victoria were also eager to show 

off their six-week old daughter, Eretrea, to 

the extended family. Saturnino had recently 

transferred to the Reserve to work on his 

master’s degree and spend time with his new 

family. 

While the tail end of Hurricane Ida didn’t 

interrupt their flights, the weather was still 

rough, especially by their hotel, a Residence 

Inn, near a bend in the Schuylkill River. Though 

it wasn’t full, a number of guests had evacuated 

there because their own homes had been lost 

in floods from previous storms. 

"The part of me that usually checks NOAA 

ERMA weather tracker was looking to see what 

the latest forecasts and hurricane tracks were 

headed," Saturnino joked. 

After a day of sightseeing and a large family 

dinner, Saturnino had to pass through a barricade 

to drop off his wife and daughter. The intense rain 

and winds were getting worse. 

He parked the car while Victoria put their 

daughter to bed, but she called his cell, relaying 

new information from the front desk—local police 

recommended moving cars to higher ground. 

Saturnino had an uneasy feeling. He called the 

Borough of Conshohocken, trying to track down 

the exact warning. Was it to evacuate the cars? 

Or evacuate the people? 

"I was thinking, 'Something about this doesn’t 

make sense; it doesn’t feel right.'" 

He eyed the pace of the water now running over 

his shoes and down the street, debating whether 

to move his little family to another hotel. He knew 

last-minute decisions could be disastrous. 

In his early 20’s, Saturnino had been a swiftwater 

rescue technician with the State of California— 

trained to rescue people trapped in floods, rivers, 


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and fast ocean currents. This built on his history 

as an Eagle Scout, an ocean lifeguard, and 

complemented his work on a bachelor’s degree 

in emergency and disaster management. 

After hearing about Coast Guard rescue 

swimmers doing similar work, he enlisted in 2013, 

but he decided on a different field after rupturing 

his Achilles tendon while training. He realized 

he’d found his calling in emergency response 

management as he finished his degree and, 

empowered by his active duty commands, used 

his education to plan post-hurricane recovery. 

He found that marine science technicians also 

had a big part in emergency responses, and he 

chose to attend MST A-school school in 2018. 

MSTs are responsible for a significant part of 

the Coast Guard’s planning for prevention and 

response operations. 

In addition, when the newly minted MST3 

Saturnino arrived at Marine Safety Unit Texas 

City, he threw himself into getting multiple 

qualifications like pollution responder and 

federal on-scene coordinator representative. 

He also obtained a litany of Incident Command 

System qualifications, including division group 

supervisor, liaison officer, situation unit leader, 

resource unit leader, and work toward both 

operations and planning section chief. 

His Coast Guard mentors in the Gulf empowered 

him to seek greater responsibility and to trust his 

own decisions. To say that Saturnino had been 

training for this day for the last ten years would 

be an understatement. 

As he considered the scarcity of answers, 

he watched the water level inch up the tires 

of a nearby Honda Civic. He finally called the 

emergency manager for the city. 

"Basically," I said, "I’m an emergency manager 

from another state, I don’t know your AOR or your 

vulnerabilities, but I come from the Gulf, and I’ve 

been doing hurricane response for the last three 

"I'm an emergency manager from another state, I don't 

know your AOR or your vulnerabilities, but I come from 

the Gulf, and I've been doing hurricane response for the 

last three years. These are my concerns." 

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years. These are my concerns," said Saturnino. 

The dispatcher hadn’t realized there were people 

still in the hotel, but said he would relay the info. 

Over the past hour he’d been on the phone, 

the water had risen nearly 14 inches. His family 

and more than 100 other people at the hotel 

were trapped. 

With his daughter sleeping soundly upstairs, 

Saturnino reached out to the hotel manager to 

offer help. Overwhelmed with guest concerns, 

the manager was grateful for his assistance. 

Saturnino also reached out to the police 

dispatcher to let them know he was ready to help 

with whatever they needed. 

His experience told him that when floodwaters 

rise, it can take a few days until they recede, 

possibly up to a week. 

"The first 72 hours of a response are usually the 

best 72 hours,” said Saturnino. “Most people 

have enough to get through that time period, but 

after that, you start to run out of [supplies]. I was 

trying to figure out if we had enough.” 

He began to work on a logistics plan for the hotel, 

for guest medical concerns, an evacuation plan 

for the elderly and disabled, and for rationing the 

hotel’s limited amount of food. 

By midnight, the Civic was under water, and 

three feet of water filled the hotel’s first floor. He 

went room to room and floor to floor, knocking 

on doors, alerting guests. 

By 4am, the first floor was full of water and 

coming up the internal staircases to the second 

floor. Saturnino constantly updated local Fire 

Marshal Tim Gunning as they worked through the 

evac scenarios. They also found a way to work 

with swiftwater rescue techs to relay preventative 

meds for a guest with epilepsy. 

By 10am, the water receded enough for first 

responders to begin evacuation. The fire marshal 

approved Saturnino’s plan to take people out 

through the large doors of the hotel lobby—those 

with medical issues first, then children with their 

parents, and then others. 

By 2pm, evacuations became mandatory. 

Flood waters had thrown several cars into the 

hotel walls, which risked the structural integrity 

of the building. 

Taking two backpacks stuffed with baby 

supplies, the little Saturnino family boarded a 

high water rescue vehicle—the last three to leave. 

Everything else they’d brought for the wedding, 

including Michael’s tuxedo and Victoria’s gown, 

"He then removed doors from entry ways to allow small 

boats to enter the lobby, fitted guests with lifejackets, 

and directed the use of highwater vehicles to rescue 

guests, waiting for all to reach safety prior to 

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In November 2021, 

the command of 

Sector Anchorage 

presented Saturnino 

with the Coast Guard 

Commendation Medal. 

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The letter from the Conshohocken’s city manager, 

fire marshal, and emergency management 

coordinator detailed his actions. 

were left behind. But they were safe and together, 

as were all of the hotel guests. 

A few hours after the evacuation, his sister called 

him and said a SWAT truck had dropped off 

their bags at their new hotel. Baffled, Saturnino 

ran downstairs to see the bags he’d had to 

abandon at the old hotel, neatly packed and 

left for him. He was shocked. 

"[The chief of police] said it was the least 

they could do," said Saturnino with a laugh, 

and happily, the wedding went off without 

another hitch. 

Though he directed all credit to the first 

responders, the Borough of Conshohocken sent 

a letter to Saturnino’s command, requesting an 

award for him. 

CDR Kevin Shmihluk, senior Reserve officer for 

Sector Anchorage, said he was amazed by the 

story, but that Saturnino’s actions were par for 

the course. 

"He’s such a high-performing individual," said 

Shmihluk. "You can just tell that when he speaks, 

the rest of his peers listen. He carries weight 

when he speaks, and he communicates in a very 

mature way." 

"Acting as on-scene leader, [Saturnino] 

liaised directly with the chief of police 

and fire marshal, providing critical to 

continuous updates for their situational 

awareness. When the floodwaters engulfed 

the lower lobby, he worked alongside the 

first responders to execute the mandatory 

evacuation. He then removed doors from 

entry ways to allow small boats to enter 

the lobby, fitted guests with lifejackets, 

and directed the use of highwater vehicles 

to rescue guests, waiting for all to reach 

safety prior to affecting his own family’s 

evacuation. Our first responders wanted 

to make sure [Petty Officer] Saturnino was 

recognized for his actions." 

In November 2021, the command of Sector 

Anchorage presented Saturnino with the Coast 

Guard Commendation Medal. He was floored. 

"He’s a selfless person in general," said Shmihluk, 

"and everything he did that day is just indicative 

of who he is." 

Saturnino was humbled by the attention the case 

got, and said he was just glad he was able to use 

his training, and make sure no one got hurt. 

"I love my job," he said. "I love response. I love 

what I do." 



53

U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION RETIREMENTS 

RETIREMENTS 

ADAMS, SAMUEL 

AKRIDGE, RAHSAUN 

ALGER, CRAIG 

ALLEN, JAMES 

ALVAREZ, ANDREW 

AMARAL, VICTOR 

ANDERSON, DEWEY 

ARTZ, RUSSELL 

ASTON, ANDY 

AUST, JEREMY 

AVERITT, WENDELL 

BACK, BRANDON 

BATT, BRIAN 

BAUMGARDNER, ROBERT 

BENNETT, TONY 

BERRY, DONALD 

BILLEDEAUX, BRUCE 

BISHOP, STEPHEN 

BLANCHARD, BRANDON 

BLANCO, ROLANDO 

BLATCHLEY, BRADLEY 

BODNAR, CHRISTINE 

BOGDANOVICH, JEFFREY 

BOGGS, HERBERT 

BOIVIN, ROBERT 

BOOKER, WILLIAM 

BRANNER, SCOTT 

BRIGGS, JAY 

BRIM, RICHARD 

BRINKMAN, JOHN 

BROWN, SAMUEL 

BUCKLEY, JACOB 

BYRKET, GLENN 

CALHOUN, JOHN 

USCG 

CAMPBELL, JAMES 

MK2 

SK1 

CS1 

HSC 

HS1 

BMC 

OS2 

DC2 

MK3 

SK1 

ISC 

MKC 

MSSD4 

BM1 

EM1 

AMTC 

LT 

F&S3 

ELC4 

INV3 

MECM 

SKC 

CDR 

LCDR 

ET1 

LT 

LCDR 

LCDR 

FSC 

OSS4 

SK2 

MSSE3 

MK3 

AST1 

CDR 

05-10-2022 



































CARTER, THOMAS 

CASTILLO-TORRES, JAVIER 

CASWELL, WYATT 

CAZER, WILSON 

CICINELLI, NEENA 

CLARKE, KAREEM 

CLAYTON, JACOB 

CODY, SEAN 

COLLINS, WILLIAM 

COLMER, MATTHEW 

CORAL, JEFFREY 

DAHL, JASON 

DAUGHERTY, STEVEN 

DELACRUZ, DARWIN 

DELGADO, ISMAEL 

DEMARCO, VINCENT 

DEWEY, JOHN 

DIEDRICKS, STEPHANIE 

DIX, JAMES 

DODGEN, TOBIAS 

DONOVAN, EDWARD 

DOWNTON, AMY 

DUFFICY, JAMES 

DYKE, JEREMIAH 

ELDRIDGE, KEVIN 

ELROD, CHRISTERFER 

FANGMAN, JAMES 

FIGUEROA, CARLOS 

FINGLEMAN, CHRISTOPHER 

FISCHER, MATTHEW 

FLEMING, STEPHEN 

FLORES, ANGELA 

FORMOSA, JAMES 

FRANKLIN, MICHAEL 

FRISK, THEODORE 

BM1 

EMC 

SN 

ET1 

MECM 

SK1 

LT 

MSSE3 

BM2 

LCDR 

ETCS 

AST1 

BMCM 

CS1 

GM1 

EM1 

CDR 

GMC 

MSSD3 

OS1 

MKCM 

LT 

EMCS 

SK1 

MKC 

DC1 

OS1 

AET1 

BMC 

MSTC 

OS1 

SK1 

LT 

MKC 

ENS 





































THE LONG BLUE LINE

FRYE, STEVEN 

GAGUSKI, ALBERT 

GARRETT, EDDIE 

GAULKE, THOMAS 

GAY, CHESTER 

GEIGEL, EFRAIN 

GERKENS, KYLE 

GIBSON, WAYNE 

GLEASON, SEAN 

GLOSSON, SEAN 

GOLDSMITH, BRIAN 

GONZALEZ, JESUS 

GOODMAN, TRACEY 

GOSHORN, JOHN 

GOWITZKE, JOHN 

GRAU, ERIC 

GUADA, JANUS 

GUZMAN, JOAQUIN 

HARPER, HOKE 

HARRINGTON, TOMMY 

HASELDEN, MICHAEL 

HATHAWAY, KELLY 

HAYES, DAVID 

HELT, JAMES 

HENDERSON, TARIK 

HERBST, JAMES 

HERNANDEZ, NICHOLAS 

HOAG, ANDREW 

HOGAN, KELLY 

HOLBROOK, ROBERT 

HOLLAND, GERALD 

LCDR 

MKC 

MK1 

CS1 

AMT2 

EMCM 

OSC 

GMC 

ISM2 

YN1 

ISC 

MK2 

YNC 

CDR 

DC2 

OS1 

MK1 

CS1 

AETC 

MK1 

OSC 

SK1 

LT 

BMC 

MK1 

ETC 

ITC 

LCDR 

CS1 

CS3 

OS2 
































HORNICK, ROBERT 

HUNT, MATTHEW 

HVINDEN, SHANE 

ILLY, JAMES 

ING, DAVID 

ISLER, ROY 

JANOWIEC, RYAN 

JASKOLSKI, RAYMOND 

JENKS, JAMES 

JOHANNESSEN, GREGORY 

JONES, KAREN 

JOY, JUAN 

JUSTICE, DANIEL 

KALUA, KEOLA 

KARLSGODT, JAMES 

KELLY, THOMAS 

KENERLY, STACY 

KING, SIMSON 

KLOTZ, KNUTE 

KONYHA, CHRISTOPHER 

KRAMER, MARK 

KRUEGER, BRUCE 

KUSEK, JOSEPH 

LAFFERTY, MICHAEL 

LANDOSKY, GREGORY 

LAVASSEUR, GREGG 

LAWSON, BARRY 

LEONARD, LUCAS 

LETOURNEAU, DOMINICK 

LINCOLN, MICHAEL 

LIVINGSTONE, JOHN 

LCDR 

LCDR 

MEC 

EM1 

IT1 

MSTCS 

BM1 

CSC 

CDR 

AVI4 

CDR 

INV4 

AMTC 

EMC 

EMCS 

BMC 

BMC 

OSS2 

MST1 

ET1 

OS1 

SKC 

LCDR 

ETC 

LCDR 

SKC 

MKC 

AMTC 

YN1 

AETC 

LT 
































RETIREMENTS 



55


Chief Commissaryman and WW-II veteran Robert Manges arrives at Base Portsmouth to celebrate his 100-year 

birthday on May 25, 2022. Manges traveled on the USS Wakefield during WWII, transporting U.S. soldiers and 

German prisoners back from the European theater. While at Base Portmouth, he was also given medals that he 

never received including the American Defense Medal, the WW-II Victory Medal, the European-African Middle 

Eastern Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Arctic Service Medal, and the American Campaign Medal. 

LOESCHE, EDWARD 

LOUGHLIN, CHRISTOPHER 

LYNCH, SEAN 

LYONS, EZEKIEL 

MAAS, MICHAEL 

MAGRINO, MARK 

MAK, NEWTON 

MANCINI, LUCAS 

MANNION, MARTHA 

MANTER, JEREMIAH 

MARSH, DEBORAH 

MARSH, STEVEN 

MARTIN, JEFFREY 

MARTIN, JESSICA 

MASTRIANNI, ROBERT 

MATTHEWS, KEVIN 

MCCOLLUM, JOSEPH 

MCEWEN, MICHAEL 

MCFADYEN, FRANCIS 

MCQUILLEN, KEVIN 

MEEHAN, BRIAN 

METHENY, ANDREW 

MIELE, TODD 

MILLER, PHILIP 

MONOSTORI, JOSEPH 

MOORE, COLEMAN 

DCC 

ME1 

MKC 

LCDR 

LCDR 

LCDR 

EM1 

LT 

CDR 

YN1 

BMCM 

MKC 

ELC4 

BM1 

SKCS 

MST1 

MST1 

SK3 

OSC 

LCDR 

BM1 

AMT1 

BMC 

SK1 

IT1 

BM1 



























MORRIS, KENNETH 

MORTON, SCOTT 

MOWBRAY, ADAM 

MUELLER, ALLISON 

MURRAY, CRAIG 

MYERS, JANMICHAEL 

NALEO, ANTONY 

NAVARRO, JUAN 

NEDLEY, CODY 

NERINO, MARCUS 

NEWELL, ZANE 

NOE, DANIEL 

NOWADNICK, JEANETTE 

NULL, PHILLIP 

OFALT, EDMUND 

ORTIZ, RAYMOND 

OWEN, DANIEL 

PACHECO, STEVEN 

PANNONE, TIMOTHY 

PAQUETTE, TODD 

PARENT, ROBERT 

PARIS, RYAN 

PARKER, WARD 

PARSONS, JAMIE 

PENNEY, PATRICK 

PEREIRA, JASON 

BMC 

MSTC 

MECS 

HS2 

CDR 

MST1 

AMT3 

ME1 

CS3 

MKC 

BM1 

MKC 

AMTC 

BMC 

MST1 

BM2 

LCDR 

EMCM 

LT 

LCDR 

BMC 

LT 

CDR 

MKC 

EMC 

MK1 




























THE LONG BLUE LINE

PEREZ, KALEB 

PERU, MICHAEL 

PINKOWSKI, KEVIN 

POST, STEPHEN 

REA, MARK 

REED, JASON 

RICH, STEVEN 

RICHMOND, PATRICK 

RIGNEY, CHRISTIAN 

ROCHE, KENNETH 

RODRIGUE, EMILY 

RODRIGUEZ, MARK 

RODRIGUEZ, LUCIA 

RODRIGUEZ, MARIO 

ROGUSKI, JEDEDIAH 

ROMAN, FERNANDO 

ROSE, ISAIAH 

ROSEL, ANTHONY 

ROSEWALL, ANDREW 

ROSS, ANTHONY 

ROSS, RYAN 

SABLE, JAMES 

SALAZAR, THOMAS 

SALIMONE, LONNIE 

SCALESSE, ADAM 

SEXTON, DAVID 

SHACKLEFORD, JUSTIN 

SHURTLEFF, WILLIAM 

SIGMAN, RANDY 

SIMONDS, JEFFREY 

SISE, RANDALL 

SLINGERLAND, DAVID 

SMIHAL, NORMA 

SOLOMON, CHRISTIN 

SPORYSZ, ROBERT 

SPURGERS, JAMES 

STANICKI, CHARLES 

STEVENSON, WILLIE 

STEWARD, JOHN 

STONE, PATRICK 

STORMS, HANNAH 

STRUSS, CARL 

STUART, MARK 

STUART, MARK 

TEDDER, DUSTIN 

THOMAS, ADAM 

TILLEY, BRANDY 

TOMLINSON, TRAVIS 

TREMELLING, BRETT 

TULL, DANA 

UNDERWOOD, ROBERT 

LCDR 

ET1 

MSSE4 

MKC 

MSTC 

AMT1 

ASTC 

ISS3 

LCDR 

BMCM 

OS1 

OS1 

MK1 

OS2 

BM1 

SKC 

SN 

MK2 

AETC 

MLES2 

MKC 

FA 

MK3 

ISS2 

LT 

AMT1 

BMCS 

SK1 

BMC 

ELC2 

MK1 

IT2 

LCDR 

OS1 

ETCS 

MKC 

AMTCM 

ISS3 

HSCS 

OSC 

AET2 

ET1 

CDR 

ME1 

SK1 

ME1 

CS1 

MK1 

MEC 

DCC 

OS1 




















































VARNADO, CHARLES 

VEGA, ANTONIO 

VIGIL, JOSE 

WADLEIGH, MATTHEW 

WAGNER, CHRISTOPHER 

WALL, JONATHAN 

WATKINS, JEFFREY 

WEBBER, PETER 

WEIK, CHRISTOPHER 

WESTBROOK, ROBERT 

WHITAKER, JAMES 

WICK, BRYAN 

WILKINSON, RA 

WILLIAMS, TRAVIS 

WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER 

WILLIAMS, LATOYA 

WINTRODE, STEVEN 

WOODARD, JACOB 

WOOLEY, JOSEPH 

WOZNIAK, JOSEPH 

WRIEDEN, JAKOB 

WRIGHT, THEODORE 

WRIGHT, MATTHEW 

YAROSH, JEFFREY 

YENGLIN, JASON 

YEPEZ, ENRIQUE 

ZAMBRANA, EMMANUEL 

ZELENKEWICH, TODD 

MLES3 

ETC 

ET1 

CAPT 

ELC4 

AMT1 

FN 

LCDR 

MK1 

MK1 

AMT1 

LCDR 

OS1 

AETC 

MST1 

YN1 

MSSD4 

ET2 

ME1 

BMC 

LCDR 

MKC 

GM1 

CAPT 

ETC 

SK1 

BOSN4 

MKC 





























RETIREMENTS 



57


ADAMS, JAMES 

ADKINS, SANDRA 

AMBROSE, TIMOTHY 

ATANASOFF, SARAH 

BALL, HARVEY 

BARR, AMANDA 

BERGERON, JON 

BEVERIDGE, DAVID 

BOEHNEN, KENNETH 

BONAPARTE, CHRISTL 

BRADY, CHRISTOPHER 

BROWN, SCOTT 

CHONG, CHAE 

COLBURN, SCOTT 

CORTESE, MARGARET 

CRUMP, WILLIAM 

DARANG, WILFRED 

DEJESUS, FRANCES 

DIGENNARO, MARGARET 

DONOHUE, KRISTINA 

ECKERT, JOHN 

FRANCO, JAVIER 

FRUCHT, DAVID 

GADSBY, WHITNEY 

GHOLSTON, SHERRI 

GOBOURNE, PAUL 

GOODWIN, ROBIN 

GORMAN, ANN 

GROSCH, KIT 

GUZMAN, ANA 

HANNER, DIANE 

HASTINGS, VERNA 

HAWASLY, RAMSEY 

HINZ, CARLA 

HOGNER, DAVID 

HUBBARD, LEIGH 

HUNT, TRAVIS 

JACKSON, SHARON 

JENNINGS, KARYL 

KIDD, APRIL 

KLEINSCHMIDT, ERICH 

LAMPASONE, KARA 

LAW, MARCELLA 

LEWIS, LAUREN 

LYSS, SHERYL 

MACPHERSON, GLEN 

MARCHAND, JOHN 

USPHS 

USCG/USPHS are addressing data reporting issues due to differences in USPHS Officer Active and Retired ranks. As these issues are being 

addressed, please report errors in USPHS Officer Retired ranks to Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil. 

LCDR 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CDR 

CDR 

LCDR 

CAPT 

CDR 

LCDR 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CDR 

LCDR 

CDR 

LCDR 

CDR 

CAPT 

CDR 

CAPT 

CDR 

CDR 

CAPT 

CDR 

CDR 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

LCDR 

CAPT 

CDR 

CDR 

CDR 

CDR 

CAPT 

CDR 

CAPT 

CDR 

CDR 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CDR 

CDR 






























10-01-2021 


















MORENS, DAVID 

MOUNTS, ANTHONY 

MOURIS, PAUL 

MURPHY, WILLIAM 

ONDELACY, DENMAN 

PABLO, MANUEL 

PAULI, INGRID 

PENA, DENNIS 

PEREDO-BERGER, LUZVIMINDA 

PRYOR, THOMAS 

RAYMOND, DORIS 

RIGGS, MARGARET 

ROACH, ANGIE 

RODDY, TIMOTHY 

RODRIGUE, JACQUELINE 

ROSS, DONALD 

ROWELL, WILLIAM 

SEJVAR, JAMES 

SUN, KENNETH 

TAYLOR, KELLY 

TENNYSON, LAWRENCE 

THOMAS, TIMOTHY 

TOVAREK, TODD 

TRAN, HUNG 

WEIR, CHARLES 

ZAH, ARDIS 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CDR 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CDR 

CDR 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CDR 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CAPT 

CDR 

CAPT 

CDR 




























THE LONG BLUE LINE

FRITZLER, BRADLEY 

JEFFERS, KELSEY 

NOAA 

CDR 

LT 



MOYERS, RONALD 

VILLARDHOWE, RONALD 

CDR 

LT 



RETIREMENTS 

COAST GUARD TRANSITION ASSISTANCE 

PROGRAM (TAP) 

TAP prepares Service Members separating or retiring from the Coast Guard for their transition to 

civilian life. All eligible SMs are required to complete the standardized components of the TAP. 

These components are 1) Pre-separation Counseling and 2) the Transition Seminar, encompassing 

the Transition Goals, Plans, and Success (GPS) core curriculum. 

dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Human-Resources-CG-1/Health- 

Safety-and-Work-Life-CG-11/Office-of-Work-Life-CG-111/Transition-Assistance-Program/ 

TRYING TO CONNECT WITH A FELLOW 

USCG, USPHS, OR NOAA RETIREE? 

If you need help connecting with a USCG, USPHS, or NOAA 

retiree, you may provide the individual’s name (and rank/ 

paygrade if known), along with your contact information to: 

Robert Hinds, CG Retiree Services 

e-mail: Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil 

phone: 202-475-5451 

(An attempt to contact the individual and provide 

your contact information will be made by email) 

DO NOT SEND PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII), SUCH 

AS SSN, EMPID, THROUGH PUBLIC E-MAIL (E.G. AOL, G-MAIL, ECT.) 



59

TAPS 

TAPS 

DEPENDENT TAPS: To place a Dependent TAPS notice in The Retiree Newsletter, provide the dependent’s 

name, relationship to retiree, date of passing, and city/state to Robert Hinds at: Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil or 

phone: 202-475-5451. 

A current Coast Guard Master Decedent Affairs Officer (DAO) & Military Funeral Honors (MFH) Coordinator 

Roster is accessible at: dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/retiree/docs/DAO_%20MFH_Master_Roster_. 

xlsx?ver=2018-09-07-140443-903. 

CG MFH Guidance is accessible at: dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/psc/psd/docs/Military%20Funeral%20 

Honors%20Guidance.pdf?ver=2017-03-24-102439-577. 

If you need additional assistance on Casualty & Decedent affairs matters, you may contact Mr. Brian Behlke, CG 

Casualty Matters Chief, at Brian.R.Behlke@uscg.mil , or by phone at: 202-795-6637 (office) or 571-266-2375 

(24x7 work cell). 


USCG 

ACKLIN, ERNEST 

ST PETERSBURG, FL 

ADAMS, RICHARD 

GLENDALE, AZ 

ADAMS, TIMOTHY 

MOREHEAD CITY, NC 

ALLEN, EDWARD 

ANNISTON, AL 

ALLEN, THOMAS 

PORTSMOUTH, VA 

ANDREWS, ERNEST 

STANTON, VA 

ANGLERO, PETER 

ST CLOUD, MN 

ASKEW, ROBERT 

SEVERNA PARK, MD 

BARMORE, DAVID 

POINT VENTURE, TX 

RADM 

GMC 

MK1 

COMM4 

EM3 

CWO3 

MKC 

CDR 

SK3 

RET. 11-01-1991 

TAPS 04-29-2022 

RET. 11-01-1981 


RET. 07-26-2000 


RET. 09-01-1998 


RET. 12-31-2009 


RET. 07-01-1983 


RET. 06-15-1981 


RET. 07-01-1975 


RET. 09-29-1971 


BARNHART, THOMAS 

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 

BARNINGER, LARRY 

OVIEDO, FL 

BARRERAS, SCOTT 

MOBILE, AL 

BAUGH, BRADFORD 

NINE MILE FLS, WA 

BAZIN, FRANK 

TARPON SPRINGS, FL 

BELL, CHARLES 

DUMFRIES, VA 

BESSETTE, EDWARD 

KENT, WA 

BIRR, STEVEN 

DALLAS, OR 

BLACK, TRACY 

ANACORTES, WA 

WEPS2 

LCDR 

GMC 

HSCM 

CWO3 

CDR 

MMCM 

BM2 

MKCS 

RET. 01-01-1991 


RET. 03-29-2006 


RET. 12-01-2000 


RET. 01-18-2003 


RET. 08-01-1977 


RET. 07-01-1993 


RET. 02-14-1972 


RET. 09-01-2016 


RET. 06-01-2001 



THE LONG BLUE LINE

BOUCHARD, DAVID 

SEMINOLE, FL 

EMCM 

RET. 06-01-1984 


COX, VERNE 

WEST LINN, OR 

CAPT 

RET. 01-04-1984 


TAPS 

BOVIA, JOEL 

SOUTH LYON, MI 

F&S2 

RET. 07-01-1993 


CRESPO, MANUEL 

LAKE WALES, FL 

HSCS 

RET. 07-01-1978 


BROWN, RONNIE 

WINNABOW, NC 

PS1 

RET. 03-24-2002 


CROWELL, EVERETT 

SAN MARCOS, TX 

CAPT 

RET. 07-01-1987 


BRYANT, ELLEN 

MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 

SK1 

RET. 08-30-1998 


DAMERON, RICHARD 

HERMISTON, OR 

MK1 

RET. 08-28-2007 


BULLARD, JASON 

DALLESPORT, WA 

AN 

RET. 02-20-2007 


DANIELS, AMOS 


LT 

RET. 08-01-1975 


BURDINE, MURDOCK 

SEMMES, AL 

QMCS 

RET. 06-01-1979 


DANIELS, PAUL 

GARNER, NC 

BMC 

RET. 07-01-1988 


BURNETT, MICHAEL 

BROOKSVILLE, FL 

LCDR 

RET. 12-01-1983 


DANNER, TERRY 

OMAHA, NE 

QM1 

RET. 04-01-1990 


BUTLER, JOHN 

SEABROOK, NH 

BMCM 

RET. 10-01-1977 


DAQUIL, IGMEDIO 

SHORELINE, WA 

FSC 

RET. 07-01-1979 

TAPS 09-27-2021 

CADDELL, GLENN 

SUMMERVILLE, SC 

SKC 

RET. 11-01-2004 


DARE, JAMES 

CHESAPEAKE, VA 

FS1 

RET. 09-14-2009 


CAPOANO, ANTHONY 

BRICKTOWN, NJ 

CARAWAN, WILLIAM 

PINETOWN, NC 

CARPENTER, JEFFREY 

GOOSE CREEK, SC 

CARPENTER, HARRY 

MILWAUKIE, OR 

CHOLOMITIS, JOHN 

ATLANTA, GA 

COLEMAN, WILLIE 

MOREHEAD CTY, NC 

COLEMAN, BRIAN 


COOMBS, WILBUR 

CONWAY, NC 

COOPER, STEVEN 

NASHVILLE, TN 

CORBETT, EDWIN 

RICHMOND, VA 

CORLEY, WINON 

CANTONMENT, FL 

EMC 

ENCS 

MKCS 

PSS3 

QMCM 

CWO3 

OSC 

BMCS 

YNC 

CDR 

LCDR 

RET. 02-23-1996 


RET. 10-01-1971 


RET. 02-01-2005 


RET. 11-19-1991 


RET. 02-01-1971 


RET. 01-01-1977 


RET. 09-01-2015 


RET. 02-01-1973 


RET. 07-01-1995 


RET. 01-24-1991 


RET. 08-01-1968 


DEBELAK, KENNETH 

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH 

DEAL, STUART 

CHINCOTEAGUE, VA 

DEAN, BARON 

BONITA SPRING, FL 

DENTREMONT, CARL 

ANDOVER, MA 

DEPEW, GEORGE 

SMYRNA, TN 

DEPPNER, HENRY 

MELBOURNE, FL 

DIXON, WILLIAM 

LOXLEY, AL 

DLUGOLECKI, EDWARD 

REMSEN, NY 

DOWD, PAUL 

EDGEWATER, FL 

DOWDY, JAMES 

RUSK, TX 

DOWNING, JAMES 

ARLINGTON, TN 

PS1 

MKC 

DCCS 

QMC 

EN2 

YNC 

RMCM 

MKC 

FTCS 

MKC 

RM1 

RET. 12-01-2009 

TAPS 10-26-2021 

RET. 02-01-1998 


RET. 06-01-1980 


RET. 06-27-2000 


RET. 10-01-1966 


RET. 07-01-1982 


RET. 04-01-1981 


RET. 03-04-2019 


RET. 11-01-1982 


RET. 04-01-1974 


RET. 11-20-1962 




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TAPS 

DUDLEY, RONALD 

MOBILE, AL 

BMCS 

RET. 10-01-1993 


GROTH, DENNIS 

CORFU, NY 

ENC 

RET. 04-24-1997 


DYE, RONALD 

PORT RICHEY, FL 

AMTCM 

RET. 02-01-2001 


HAIRSINE, JOHN 

ANNAPOLIS, MD 

MK1 

RET. 04-01-1977 


ELMER, RICHARD 

CHICAGO, IL 

MSTC 

RET. 04-03-2011 


HANAHAN, WALTER 

SAN RAFAEL, CA 

CDR 

RET. 09-03-1993 


ELZIN, ROBERT 

HIGGANUM, CT 

ENCS 

RET. 04-01-1967 


HARTLEY, DAVID 

BROOKLYN, NY 

PYA4 

RET. 07-01-1996 


ESKEW, FRANKLIN 

HAVELOCK, NC 

QMCS 

RET. 07-01-1995 


HASSELL, HAROLD 

WELLINGTON, FL 

BM1 

RET. 07-07-2007 


ESPEJO, ANTONIO 

MUKILTEO, WA 

CWO3 

RET. 08-01-1978 


HAWKINS, CALVIN 

DEER PARK, TX 

MKCS 

RET. 07-01-1986 


FOERSTER, LEE 

OAK CREEK, WI 

FSC 

RET. 05-21-1990 


HAYDIS, RICHARD 

SACRAMENTO, CA 

ET1 

RET. 12-01-1998 


FREIDENBLOOM, DONALD 

KETCHIKAN, AK 

BMC 

RET. 05-01-1983 


HEALY, MICHAEL 

DOVER, NH 

PERS4 

RET. 10-21-2003 


GARDNER, MURRAY 

FOLEY, AL 

ADC 

RET. 04-01-1975 


HENDRICK, HENRY 

NEWBERRY, FL 

SK3 

RET. 09-04-1973 



GARZA, FERNANDO 

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 

GAWADZINSKI, DOUGLAS 

AURORA, CO 

GIAMPIETRO, THOMAS 

ROSEVILLE, CA 

GIBSON, LLOYD 

PENSACOLA, FL 

GORMAN, BRUCE 

AURORA, CO 

GRANDE, ANTHONY 

SCHWENKSVILLE, PA 

GREEN, EDDIE 

SAVANNAH, GA 

GREEN, CARL 

ROBERTSDALE, AL 

GREENAWALT, DONALD 

LAKEWOOD, CA 

GREGORIO, DANIEL 

CLARENCE, NY 

GRIFFIN, JOHN 

JAMES ISLAND, SC 

CS1 

AE3 

AECM 

EM1 

SK1 

LT 

GMCM 

CWO3 

RMCM 

CDR 

BM1 

RET. 12-01-1972 


RET. 07-12-1977 


RET. 01-31-1985 


RET. 06-01-1993 


RET. 06-01-1997 


RET. 02-27-1982 


RET. 10-01-1982 


RET. 07-01-1975 


RET. 06-01-1973 


RET. 11-02-1991 


RET. 09-29-1975 


HERALD, JAMES 

GREENVILLE, NC 

HICKMAN, BOYD 

SUMMRLND KEY, FL 

HICKMAN, DAVID 

CHENEY, WA 

HILES, SAMUEL 

ESTILL SPRINGS, TN 

HILL, ROBERT 

SUN CITY CTR, FL 

HILTON, CARL 

TAMPA, FL 

HIRST, DEAN 

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 

HOGGARD, CLIFTON 


HOLLEMAN, REUBEN 

W FRANKFORT, IL 

HOLMGREN, HORACE 

SANTA CLARITA, CA 

HOWARD, CHARLES 

PUEBLO WEST, CO 

BMC 

BMCM 

MKC 

AET2 

CWO3 

HSC 

PSS3 

EM1 

SN 

CAPT 

TCCM 

RET. 08-01-1996 


RET. 08-01-1969 


RET. 09-01-1983 


RET. 05-06-2016 


RET. 06-19-1988 


RET. 05-21-1974 


RET. 06-25-2002 


RET. 04-01-1976 


RET. 03-31-1969 


RET. 07-01-1980 


RET. 10-01-1998 



THE LONG BLUE LINE

HUBER, WILLIAM 

EAST MACHIAS, ME 

ASMC 

RET. 12-01-1976 


LITSINGER, JAMES 

KIRKLAND, WA 

CDR 

RET. 09-01-1998 


TAPS 

HUNT, DAVID 

OGDEN, UT 

CDR 

RET. 11-07-1989 


MABIUS, CHARLES 

PANAMA CITY, FL 

BMCM 

RET. 12-11-1994 


JACKSON, WILLIAM 

PROSPECT, CT 

FA 

RET. 12-15-1969 


MACDONALD, RICHARD 

KING GEORGE, VA 

CDR 

RET. 08-01-1984 


JAMES, JOSEPH 

ROUND HILL, VA 

CWO3 

RET. 07-01-1976 


MACIEL, EULALIO 

ST PETERSBURG, FL 

AMCM 

RET. 06-01-1972 


JENKINS, MARK 

ABINGTON, MA 

BM1 

RET. 09-01-2006 


MAGNUSEN, STEVEN 

CARY, NC 

LCDR 

RET. 03-01-1991 


JESPERSEN, GEORGE 

N FALMOUTH, MA 

QMC 

RET. 06-08-1997 


MAIN, JON 

EDMOND, OK 

ATCM 

RET. 02-01-1979 


KELLY, ARTHUR 

PORT ST LUCIE, FL 

ENCM 

RET. 02-01-1968 


MANESE, SAMMY 

WALNUT CREEK, CA 

YN1 

RET. 08-01-1976 


KELLY, ROBERT 

AMHURST, NY 

PA1 

RET. 07-10-1996 


MANGOSING, RUBEN 

KENNER, LA 

FS1 

RET. 06-01-1987 


KENNEDY, THEA 

FPO, AP 

PERS4 

RET. 04-01-1997 


MARFIL, REYNALDO 

MOBILE, AL 

F&S4 

RET. 08-01-1996 


KIBNER, STEPHEN 

POCASSET, MA 

KUHLMAN, RAYMOND 

TITUSVILLE, FL 

KUNKLE, JAMES 

CLINTON, OH 

KURINEC, FRANK 

COLUMBUS, GA 

LAHNUM, CLYDE 

HORSEHEADS, NY 

LANDRUM, DEWEY 

FT WORTH, TX 

LANGMANN, THOMAS 

CHATTANOOGA, TN 

LAVOIE, LEO 

EDENTON, NC 

LETOURNEAU, RAYMOND 

ST AUGUSTINE, FL 

LEVEILLE, ROBERT 

OCEANSIDE, CA 

LINEWEBER, KEVIN 

E SANDWICH, MA 

ELC4 

TC2 

CDR 

LCDR 

RDC 

GMC 

CDR 

PSCM 

YNC 

BM2 

ADCM 

RET. 10-01-1996 


RET. 03-21-1998 


RET. 04-08-2002 


RET. 06-12-2003 


RET. 08-01-1997 


RET. 03-01-1971 


RET. 09-01-1979 


RET. 02-22-1991 


RET. 10-01-1998 


RET. 07-20-2005 


RET. 11-01-1979 


MARQUETTE, ANTHONY 

CHESTERFIELD, MI 

MCCORMACK, CHARLES 

SEBASTOPOL, CA 

MCCUTCHEN, HUBERT 

HARTSVILLE, SC 

MCDONALD, RICHARD 

SOUTH AMBOY, NJ 

MCGRORY, JOHN 

MORIARTY, NM 

MCKEE, ONAS 

PINSON, AL 

MESERVEY, BRUCE 

ENGLEWOOD, FL 

MEYERS, DAVID 

BERRYVILLE, AR 

MILLER, LEMULE 

CITRONELLE, AL 

MILLER, LAVESTER 

SAINT PETERSBURG, FL 

MILLS, NORMAN 

SMITHTON, IL 

BMC 

CDR 

TTC 

BM2 

RM2 

PSCM 

PSCM 

MAT4 

AMC 

AST2 

GMC 

RET. 09-01-2005 


RET. 02-06-1995 


RET. 04-01-1977 


RET. 03-01-2014 


RET. 04-02-1970 


RET. 06-25-1991 


RET. 02-28-2005 


RET. 11-01-2006 


RET. 07-01-1984 


RET. 02-17-2011 


RET. 05-01-1972 




63

TAPS 

MINICHIELLO, EDWARD 

MANOMET, MA 

FSC 

RET. 11-26-1996 


NORTHINGTON, DARREL 

VANCOUVER, WA 

RMC 

RET. 05-01-1989 


MOCKLER, SCRIBNER 

SOMERS, NY 

DCCS 

RET. 02-18-1975 


OLSEN, RICHARD 

LACEY, WA 

CAPT 

RET. 12-01-1979 


MONTON, ARMANDO 

OAKDALE, CT 

FSC 

RET. 08-01-1987 


ORTIZ, CYNTHIA 

ALBUQUERQUE, NM 

COMM2 

RET. 07-01-2003 


MORGAN, LEESA 

LAKE FREDERICK, VA 

OSS2 

RET. 06-01-2007 


PAGE, JAMES 

SANTEE, CA 

EM2 

RET. 06-26-1980 


MORRIS, RALPH 

INGLESIDE, TX 

BMC 

RET. 05-01-1973 


PARKER, DENNIS 

HEALDSBURG, CA 

CDR 

RET. 07-01-1988 


MURPHY, SCOTT 


LCDR 

RET. 09-01-2017 


PATTON, RODNEY 

SUFFOLK, VA 

MKC 

RET. 08-01-1990 


MYERS, ROBERT 

IRVINGTON, AL 

HSC 

RET. 06-01-1993 


PERREAULT, GEORGE 

LOCUST GROVE, VA 

CDR 

RET. 07-01-1990 


NELMS, FRED 

SUFFOLK, VA 

CWO4 

RET. 08-23-1982 


PERSON, ROBERT 

SHERMAN, NY 

MKC 

RET. 07-12-2005 


NELSON, WILLIAM 

ARLINGTON, TX 

EM1 

RET. 12-01-2000 


PETERSON, SANDRA 

SURPRISE, AZ 

LCDR 

RET. 03-01-2012 



NEWSOME, JOSEPH 

CHADBOURN, NC 

NEWTON, MARK 

NOBLESVILLE, IN 

LT 

LCDR 

RET. 08-01-1975 


RET. 09-02-2010 


PICKETT, DONALD 

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 

PICKETT, HARVEY 

KENT, WA 

PINE, DOUGLAS 

DUMFRIES, VA 

POHLE, VICTOR 

ST LOUIS, MO 

PORTER, FREDDIE 


POSTELL, THOMAS 

GROSSE POINT FARMS, MI 

POWELL, BOBBY 

NEWPORT, NC 

PREVOST, ALAN 

LEAVENWORTH, WA 

RICHARDS, CARLTON 

PELL CITY, AL 

RICHISTER, CHRISTOPHER 

SUFFOLK, VA 

RINE, THOMAS 

ST CHARLES, MO 

AMC 

LTJG 

LCDR 

RDC 

CWO3 

MKC 

RMC 

FT2 

FS1 

SK2 

BMC 

RET. 04-01-1979 


RET. 11-19-2006 


RET. 01-01-1988 


RET. 03-01-1977 


RET. 07-01-1976 


RET. 02-08-1991 


RET. 02-01-1979 


RET. 06-29-1976 


RET. 08-11-1982 


RET. 09-01-2015 


RET. 04-01-1998 



THE LONG BLUE LINE

ROARK, MICHAEL 

MONTGOMERY, AL 

AECS 

RET. 11-01-1997 


SMITH, HUBERT 

ARLINGTON, TN 

ATCS 

RET. 07-01-1988 


TAPS 

ROBINSON, HERBERT 

WRENTHAM, MA 

CAPT 

RET. 07-01-1994 


SOLEM, DONALD 

DULUTH, MN 

CDR 

RET. 11-28-1986 


ROGERS, MICHAEL 

MELBOURNE, FL 

GMCS 

RET. 05-01-1992 


SOWULEWSKI, THOMAS 

ST CHARLES, MI 

MKC 

RET. 04-20-1983 


ROMSKA, WILLIAM 

ELK RAPIDS, MI 

ELC4 

RET. 09-25-2010 


SPADARO, LOUIS 

TOMS RIVER, NJ 

FS1 

RET. 01-26-1991 


ROSS, ROBERT 

BONITA SPRINGS, FL 

CAPT 

RET. 07-01-1994 


SPISSO, DANIEL 

ROAN MOUNTAIN, TN 

RD1 

RET. 10-05-2001 


ROUGHGARDEN, KENNETH 

MT ARLINGTON, NJ 

CAPT 

RET. 07-01-1988 


STAUFFACHER, QUENTIN 

RIO RANCHO, NM 

FS1 

RET. 03-01-1984 


ROWLAND, RICHARD 

HAMPSTEAD, NC 

MKC 

RET. 01-16-1985 


STEIN, JOHN 

KIRKLAND, WA 

CWO3 

RET. 10-01-1989 


RUHLAND, JOHN 

WAILUKU, HI 

CWO3 

RET. 02-01-1981 


STMARTIN, CHRISTOPHER 

ATLANTIC MINE, MI 

BMCS 

RET. 05-01-2013 


RUTHERFORD, ROBERT 

LEBANON, IN 

BMC 

RET. 08-01-1972 


SULLIVAN, JOHN 

NEW ORLEANS, LA 

SKC 

RET. 08-01-1997 


SACULLES, JUAN 

RET. 10-01-1989 SUNDIN, ROBERT 

MKC 

CDR 

MERIDIAN, ID 

TAPS 02-13-2022 ISSAQUAH, WA 

SANTIANO, PAUL 

RET. 11-30-1990 SURBEY, JERRY 

FSC 

CAPT 

PINELLAS PARK, FL 

TAPS 03-08-2022 GAINESVILLE, VA 

SATTER, ROBERT 

RET. 07-31-2004 TABASA, JESS 

AMTCS 

YN2 

HARTWELL, GA 

TAPS 05-19-2022 APTOS, CA 

SCHAEFER, VINCENT 

RET. 12-01-2004 TALKINGTON, PERCY 

BMCS 

ATCM 

CANTON, NC 

TAPS 05-08-2022 ELIZABETH CITY, NC 

SCHNEIDER, ROBERT 

RET. 10-01-1975 TANGEMAN, ANTHONY 

RMC 

CAPT 

GORDON, GA 

TAPS 03-07-2022 LUTZ, FL 

SCHNEYER, JACK 

RET. 06-01-1969 TARR, RODMAN 

BM1 

FSC 

LINDENHURST, NY 

TAPS 03-22-2022 NEW CHURCH, VA 

SHEA, TIMOTHY 

RET. 03-20-1995 TERRELL, CLEMON 

AM3 

CS1 

HARRISON, OH 

TAPS 02-07-2022 HAW RIVER, NC 

SHEPPARD, DALTON 

RET. 09-01-1974 TERRILL, JOHN 

CWO3 

SK1 

OGDENSBURG, NY 

TAPS 02-14-2022 CHARLESTON, MS 

SHERWOOD, JAMES 

RET. 10-21-1996 THOMAS, ROBIN 

HSC 

RD1 

FORT WORTH, TX 

TAPS 04-05-2022 FT WORTH, TX 

SIMONS, JOEL 

RET. 10-06-2006 THOMAS, ROBERT 

MK2 

FS1 

SODDY DAISY, TN 

TAPS 03-07-2022 CLEARWATER, FL 

SMITH, ALAN 

RET. 07-01-1989 THOMPSON, KYLE 

CAPT 

DC1 

ALFRED, ME 

TAPS 04-15-2022 LONG BEACH, CA 

RET. 07-01-1984 


RET. 07-01-1994 


RET. 11-06-1998 


RET. 05-01-1978 

TAPS 11-28-2020 

RET. 07-01-2000 


RET. 06-01-1975 


RET. 07-01-1970 


RET. 08-26-2007 


RET. 04-01-1998 


RET. 04-05-2016 


RET. 02-25-2022 




65

TAPS 

TOLL, DEE 

ROSEVILLE, CA 

DCC 

RET. 07-01-2002 


WENTZ, SAMUEL 

CAMDEN, NC 

AT1 

RET. 06-01-1982 


VEDDER, CHARLES 


LCDR 

RET. 01-01-1978 


WHIDDON, JOHN 

TALLAHASSEE, FL 

SKC 

RET. 11-01-2000 


VELTRI, ALBERT 

VENICE, FL 

MKC 

RET. 02-01-1979 


WHITTINGHAM, BARRETT 

JAMIACA, NY 

SK3 

RET. 03-26-1980 


VIOLETT, MICHAEL 

AUGUSTA, KS 

DC1 

RET. 03-28-2013 


WILCOX, DONALD 

DETROIT, MI 

FSC 

RET. 03-01-1978 


VYCITAL, HAROLD 

ROCHESTER, NY 

DCC 

RET. 05-01-1981 


WILLIAMS, ALFONSO 

PALMER, AK 

FS2 

RET. 04-01-1991 


WALTERS, RONALD 

MADISON, OH 

CWO4 

RET. 07-01-1989 


WILLIAMS, WILLIAM 

LAVON, TX 

AMC 

RET. 07-01-1998 


WAPNICK, NORMAN 

PORTLAND, OR 

CAPT 

RET. 07-31-1991 


WILSON, JAMES 

NORTH OLMSTED, OH 

CAPT 

RET. 07-01-1980 


WARRENER, MARK 

HERTFORD, NC 

ADC 

RET. 10-01-1996 


WILSON, RAYMOND 

WALTHAM, MA 

MK1 

RET. 08-21-2008 


WATSON, WALTER 

MEMPHIS, TN 

ETCS 

RET. 11-01-1984 


WILSON, ROBERT 

BOUNTIFUL, UT 

CDR 

RET. 10-05-2000 



WEBER, ROBERT 

ERIE, PA 

LT 

RET. 08-19-2004 


WOJCIK, JOHN 

WARE, MA 

WOLFARD, ROBERT 

NORMAN, OK 

WOODALL, JAMES 

SALT SPRINGS, FL 

WOOTEN, SAMUEL 

LEAGUE CITY, TX 

WORTH, DAVID 

HUNTERSVILLE, NC 

WRIGHT, KEITH 

EASLEY, SC 

YANNONE, VINCENT 

OLD SAYBROOK, CT 

YORK, ROBERT 

MIAMI, FL 

YOST, PAUL 

FAIRFAX, VA 

ZIEMER, GREGORY 

ANNAPOLIS, MD 

ZINSER, GEORGE 

HANAHAN, SC 

RDCS 

CDR 

CWO3 

BMC 

CAPT 

OS1 

DC1 

CWO3 

ADM 

ELC4 

MKC 

RET. 05-14-1998 


RET. 10-01-1966 


RET. 07-01-1976 


RET. 12-01-1975 


RET. 07-01-1991 


RET. 07-06-2005 


RET. 10-01-1996 


RET. 11-01-1982 


RET. 06-01-1990 


RET. 02-01-1993 


RET. 07-01-1984 



THE LONG BLUE LINE

USPHS 

TAPS 

ABRAMOWITZ, JOSEPH 

TUCSON, AZ 

CAPT 

RET. 08-01-1971 


BUTLER, GEORGE 

MESQUITE, NV 

CDR 

RET. 01-01-1977 


BAINE, WILLIAM 

WATERFORD, VA 

CAPT 

RET. 01-01-2016 


CAHALAN, PAULINE 

ALBUQUERQUE, NM 

CDR 

RET. 09-01-2000 


BARR, ARNOLD 

NORFOLK, VA 

CAPT 

RET. 08-01-1984 


COMPTON, WILLIAM 

DENISON, TX 

CAPT 

RET. 07-01-2003 


BECK, LEWIS 

BROKEN ARROW, OK 

CAPT 

RET. 04-01-1996 


CONTE, FELIX 

DELRAY BEACH, FL 

CAPT 

RET. 10-01-1977 


BLAND, LEE 

GEORGETOWN, TX 

CAPT 

RET. 02-01-1995 


DAVIS, ROY 

ALEXANDRIA, VA 

CAPT 

RET. 08-01-1986 


BLOOMFIELD, DOROTHY 

GERMANTOWN, TN 

CAPT 

RET. 05-01-1977 


DEY, DENNIS 

WASILLA, AK 

CAPT 

RET. 08-01-2011 


BONSALL, DOLLY 

EL CAJON, CA 

LCDR 

RET. 02-01-1998 


DICKLER, HOWARD 

NANTUCKET, MA 

CAPT 

RET. 07-01-1999 


BRUCE, SHIRLEY 

DECORAH, IA 

LCDR 

RET. 03-01-1998 


DIORIO, ROBERT 

ASHTON, MD 

LCDR 

RET. 03-06-1973 


BRUNELLE, SHIRLEY 

CASS LAKE, MN 

CAPT 

RET. 04-01-2005 


DUCOMMUN, PAUL 

PORTLAND, OR 

CAPT 

RET. 12-01-1992 


BURG, MAURICE 

MIAMI BEACH, FL 

CAPT 

RET. 12-01-1989 


FEHNEL, PAUL 

ROCKVILLE, MD 

CAPT 

RET. 02-01-1986 




67

TAPS 

FRASER, MARY 

GAITHERSBURG, MD 

CAPT 

RET. 08-01-2007 


MICHENER, DAVID 

SANTA ROSA, CA 

CAPT 

RET. 10-01-1973 


FRAZIER, PAUL 


CDR 

RET. 07-01-2020 


MOSSMAN, MICHAEL 

ENGLEWOOD, FL 

CDR 

RET. 04-01-2001 


GEHRINGER, EDWARD 

BARTLESVILLE, OK 

CAPT 

RET. 02-01-1999 


NEMO, GEORGE 

FREDERICK, MD 

CAPT 

RET. 11-01-2002 


GOLDSCHMIDT, GERALD 

SCROGGINS, TX 

CAPT 

RET. 09-01-1984 


OTERO, ISRAEL 

PHILADELPHIA, PA 

LCDR 

RET. 05-01-2015 


GRAVELLE, CLIFTON 

DECATUR, GA 

CAPT 

RET. 01-01-1986 


POLAND, JACK 

FORT COLLINS, CO 

CAPT 

RET. 01-01-1988 


HARDAWAY, ERNEST 

EDARTOWN, MA 

CAPT 

RET. 06-01-2001 


RAHMAN, JAMES 


CAPT 

RET. 02-01-1991 


HAWTHORNE, JIMMIE 

LEXINGTON, KY 

CAPT 

RET. 01-01-1979 


ROBERTS, CHARLES 

FORESTVILLE, MD 

CAPT 

RET. 01-01-2001 


HENDERSON, JOHN 

PUEBLO, CO 

CAPT 

RET. 04-01-1981 


STEWART, DONALD 

COLLEGE PLACE, WA 

CAPT 

RET. 08-01-1994 


HENDERSON, RALPH 

DECATUR, GA 

RADM 

RET. 08-01-1990 


VANTUINEN, RICHARD 

LONGMONT, CO 

CAPT 

RET. 01-01-1985 


LEVENTHAL, CARL 

POTOMAC, MD 

CAPT 

RET. 01-01-1997 


WENTWORTH, C H 

TYLER, TX 

CAPT 

RET. 08-01-1978 



MAZZACONE, RICHARD 

PEORIA, AZ 

CAPT 

RET. 03-01-1990 



THE LONG BLUE LINE

NOAA 

MCCAFFREY, EDWIN 


CAPT 

RET. 12-01-1982 PATRICK, ARCHIBALD 

CAPT 

RET. 05-01-1990 

TAPS 04-19-2022 GAITHERSBURG, MD 


TAPS 

DEPENDENT TAPS 

ANITA B. HERRON 

RYE, NY 

WIFE OF THE LATE CAPT DOUGLAS HERRON, USCG (RET) 02-28-2022 

CHARLOTTE A. HOLLETT 

CINCINNATI, OH 

WIFE OF CAPT BRUCE A. HOLLETT, USPHS (RET) 


DALE EDWARD COLBURN II 

MANCHESTER, NH 

SON OF CWO4 DALE E. COLBURN, USCG (RET) 


LUCILLE G. LEWIS 

MARSHALLBERG, NC 

WIFE OF THE LATE MCPO LEON D. LEWIS, USCG (RET) 

10-31-2021 



69

TAPS 

DALE M. WARDEN 

THREE FORKS, MT 

SON OF MSTC DON WARDEN, USCG (RET) 


CONNIE ANN BUSBY 

COVINGTON, LA 

WIFE OF CWO4 GARY W. BUSBY, USCG (RET) 


COLLEEN CHRZAS 

MONTELLO, WI 

WIFE OF ENG4 GUY CHRZAS, USCG (RET) 


CATHERINE ELIZABETH COOPER 

LIVERMORE, ME 

WIFE OF BMC HENRY W. HORN, USCG (RET) 


JOYCE A. WINOWIECKI 

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 

WIFE OF THE LATE MKC IRWIN L. WINOWIECKI, USCG (RET) 


PATRICIA SCOTT DYGERT 

NEW LONDON, CT 

WIFE OF MUCM JAMES L. DYGERT, USCG (RET) 


LAURICE SUSAN RAYA 

OGDEN, UT 

WIFE OF SS1 KENNETH DANIEL RAYA, USCG (RET) 

12-17-2021 

CINDAY H. SKIBBA 

MILWAUKEE, WI 

WIFE OF MKCM MARK P. SKIBBA, USCG (RET) 


BETTY C. SCOTT 

JACKSONVILLE, NC 

WIFE OF CWO4 CYRUS J. SCOTT, USCG (RET) 


AARON J. STAGLIANO 

TACOMA, WA 

SON OF CDRs NICK AND JACKIE STAGLIANO, USCG (RET) 


LINDA S. POIRE 

FORESTDALE, MA 

WIFE OF CWO4 PATRICK J. POIRE, USCG (RET) 



SUNYA GROSSMAN 

LAS VEGAS, NV 

PATRICIA M. MOORE 

ETTERS, PA 

JOYCE ELLEN HARRIS 

OKLAHOMA, OK 

BETTY D. BENGTSON 

GLENNALLEN, AK 

PATRICIA ANN VANDAL 

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 

SOON WOLVERTON 

RAEFORD, NC 

FSC DARYL LIMNEOS, USCG (RET) 

HAMPTON, VA 

MARILYN ANN RICHARDSON 

ANGIER, NC 

SALLY BLEAKLEY 

BEL AIR, MD 

BARRY JOE WARREN 

PANAMA CITY, FL 

JOYCE LYNELLE HARDIN 

DORA, AL 

MAUREEN “MOLLY” MECKEL 

BOERNE, TX 

WIFE OF R. FRANK GROSSMAN, USPHS (RET) 

WIFE OF AM1 DONALD (SPIKE) MOORE, USCG (RET) 

WIFE OF CAPT DAVID HARRIS, USPHS (RET) 

WIFE OF ENG4 KARL BENGTSON, USCG (RET) 

WIFE OF ATCS RAYMOND VANDAL, USCG (RET) 

WIFE OF CWO2 KENNETH WOLVERTON, USCG (RET) 

HUSBAND OF YNC TRACY TAYLOR, USCG (RET) 

WIFE OF SKCS DEXTER RICHARDSON, USCG (RET) 

WIFE OF DC1 WILLIAM T. BLEAKLEY, USCG (RET) 

SON OF RMC LEONARD WARREN, USCG (RET) 

WIFE OF RM1 KENNETH HARDIN, USCG (RET) 

WIFE OF MKC WAYNE MECKEL, USCG (RET) 




11-23-2021 



11-25-2021 


09-22-2021 

08-19-2021 




THE LONG BLUE LINE

n the fall of 1998, I remember having a 

profound conversion moment. Going to 

I 

church was part of my family’s routine, 

but, as a teenager, I would go and think of all 

the things I’d rather be doing instead. I finally 

had the courage to tell my dad that I didn’t want 

to go anymore, and his answer surprised me: 

“Eric, you’re old enough to make that choice.” 

After his bold response, I spent many Sundays 

playing the Sega Genesis alone at home. In 

those moments alone playing video games 

while my family was at church, I realized I was 

lacking something. 

Some time later, I decided to give up on gaming 

and instead to go to church on my own. In this 

time period, an inspired talk from our church’s 

leader challenged and motivated me. 

He spoke of two young boys who encountered 

a farmer, who was working in the distance in 

a field. They noticed his badly battered shoes 

lying on the side of the road. The younger boy 

determined that they should take his shoes, 

hide in the distance and see his reaction when 

he returns from his work. The older boy did not 

think that would be a good idea and instead, 

proposed they each put a silver dollar into his 

shoes and wait for his reaction. After the man 

returned from working in the field, he sat down 

and took off his boots, to put on each shoe 

only to find the silver dollars. The man was 

overwhelmed with gratitude. He offered out 

loud a heartfelt prayer on behalf of those who 

helped. After the man left, the older boy said to 

the younger: “Don’t you have a good feeling?” 

(Adapted from Bryant S. Hinckley, Not by Bread 

Alone, 1995) 

I knew there was something in this story that 

could bless my life. I started to be involved in 

some of the service projects offered at church. 

Helping and serving others changed and healed 

my heart and found joy that wasn’t there before. 

The great Scottish Biologist/Evangelist Henry 

Drummond famously stated: “Happiness... 

consists in giving, and in serving others.” 

I have always been impressed by church-going 

people of all denominations. From what I have 

seen, they are inspired to lift and bless others 

and appear to be happy and healthy people. 

Although church isn’t the answer to everything 

and not the only means for having a relationship 

with God, it can connect us with better spiritual 

health, provide us great opportunities to serve 

and bless and help us find lasting joy! 

Eric H. Millard, LT, CHC, USN 

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AUXILIARY 


HIGHLIGHT OF AN EXEMPLARY 

USCG AUXILIARY MEMBER – MR. MICHAEL BARTH 

Michael Barth joined the U.S. Coast Guard 

Auxiliary soon after graduating from Columbia 

University to serve his community and 

country. When he initially enrolled, he worked 

as a strategy consultant, and later went on 

to become an Associate within JP Morgan 

Chase & Co's Commercial Banking Strategy 

team. Despite a highly involved full-time 

civilian career, he achieved qualifi cations in 

program areas ranging from marine safety and 

recreational boating safety to public affairs. 

Over his five years of service, Mr. Barth 

volunteered over 4,500 hours to support 

the U.S. Coast Guard, and has signifi cantly 

advanced the Coast Guard's missions of 

boating safety, public affairs, and recruiting. 

Through his service, Mr. Barth established 

partnerships with organizations including the 

National Park Service, the Grant Monument 

Association, and the Alexander Hamilton 

Awareness Society to expand the Auxiliary's 

footprint within the First District. Mr. Barth 

focused extensively on diversity, establishing 

Auxiliary involvement in Women's History 

Month, Black History Month, and the 

Caribbean Day Festival at Hamilton Grange 

National Memorial, the former residence of the 

Revenue-Marine's founder. 

Mr. Barth also supports the New York 

Recruiting Offi ce and represented the Coast 

Guard at a variety of public-facing events, in 

addition to establishing the Coast Guard's 

presence at the New York Urban League 

College and Career Fair. 

"I wanted to give back to our Coast Guard and 

make a difference in my community," Barth 

says. "I am proud to wear the uniform and 

know I'm making a difference." 

Additionally, Mr. Barth has augmented a 

large number of active duty units, cutters, 

and missions, and has represented the Coast 

Guard at events ranging from Veterans Day 

celebrations to Fleet Week. An awards expert, 

he personally wrote several hundred team 

and personal awards, in addition to writing 

an Auxiliary awards manual widely used in 

the First District. For his exceptional service, 

he was decorated as the 2019 Auxiliarist of 

the Year and continues to inspire through his 

achievements. 

In May 2022, he was sworn into the United States 

Coast Guard Reserve and will be attending 

Reserve Offi cer Candidate Indoctrination at 

the Academy. Upon graduation in July, he will 

be commissioned as an Ensign and assigned 

to Sector New York's Incident Management 

Division. 

"I come from a long line of military service. 

My grandparents fought in Normandy and 

Okinawa, the Philippines and in the Battle 

of the Bulge. I am honored to carry on their 

legacy as a military offi cer in the world's 

greatest Coast Guard." 

Michael Barth after being sworn into the United 

States Coast Guard Reserve by CAPT Zeita 

Merchant (photo credit: Mr. Daniel L. Henry, U.S. 

Coast Guard Public Affairs) 


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BZ!

1. A Continuation of Service 

U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY 

JOINING AMERICA’S VOLUNTEER GUARDIANS 

By LT Chris Booth, USCG Office of Auxiliary & Boating Safety & 

Andrew Niquette, Auxiliary Branch Chief – Publications Support 

As the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary celebrated its 83rd Birthday on June 22, 2022, we are reminded of 

the critical role the Auxiliary plays as part of Team Coast Guard. The Auxiliary provides opportunities for 

retired Coast Guardsmen to continue their service as America’s Volunteer Guardians, and showcase 

the true spirit of volunteerism: 

To the large number of Auxiliarists who have prior military, federal 

government or police/fire/EMS experience, the Auxiliary is a continuation 

of that service. Individuals looking for a structured outlet to civilian life 

can find that in the Auxiliary. The Auxiliary benefits too when more retired 

personnel join the ranks because members can learn from their military 

professionalism and mastery of Coast Guard customs and values. After 

all, the public sees Auxiliarists as part of Team Coast Guard, and retired 

members help safeguard that image. Auxiliarists have the honor of wearing 

a modified Coast Guard uniform and prior service members are authorized 

to wear certain medals. 

2. Augmentation Opportunities 

The Auxiliary offers many opportunities for members to directly augment Active 

Duty and Reserve personnel using skills from their professional career. 

We have Auxiliarists who assist in Coast Guard medical clinics 

through the Auxiliary Health Services program, others who serve 

as Interpreters, and others who cook outstanding meals for crews 

and events as an Auxiliary Culinary Assistant. Auxiliarists are 

sailors too, with recent deployments of Culinary Assistants and 

public affairs personnel on cutters circumnavigating the globe. 

3. Networking, Mentorship and Leadership Opportunities 

By joining the Auxiliary, you will tap into a national network of 

individuals who represent nearly every industry across the 

country. Such diverse membership can provide avenues for 

mentorship, career transition and fellowship opportunities, while 

providing a knowledgebase that can help solve any problem. 

You will also have access to leadership development training 

and opportunities to gain experience at various levels throughout 

the organization. The heart of the Auxiliary lies in the local flotilla, 

and each flotilla possesses numerous staff officer positions. There 

are also leadership positions at the division, district, and national 

levels. Completing an office term will help you build confidence, 

experience, and skills that are not only beneficial to the organization, 

but also to your personal and professional life. 

These are just some of the reasons why you should join the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. If you’d like to 

learn more and/or are interested in becoming a member, please reach out to a flotilla near you. Visit 

www.cgaux.org/ for more information and cgaux.org/units.php to explore flotillas near you. 

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AWARDS 

COAST GUARD 

AWARDS 

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA INDUCTS 

RADM ERROLL BROWN, USCG (RET.), 

TO ALUMNI HALL OF FAME 

From 

Press Release - 

Posted 05/06/2022 by 


On May 6, 2022, as a part of the organization’s 

116th annual national conference, Boys & Girls 

Clubs of America welcomed seven new faces to 

its Alumni Hall of Fame. After two years of virtual 

celebrations, the in-person ceremony was held to 

honor the impact and accomplishments of these 

exceptional individuals and their desire to give 

back to the youth organizations and mentors that 

played a pivotal role in their lives. 

Each year, Boys & Girls Clubs of America 

looks forward to adding to its outstanding list of 

accomplished Alumni Hall of Fame members as 

it grows its Alumni network to encourage young 

people that their dreams are possible. 

“We are thrilled to have another group of 

exceptional leaders and notable industry 

professionals joining our Boys & Girls Clubs of 

America family,” said Jim Clark, President & CEO, 

Boys & Girls Clubs of America. “As we strive to 

help young people realize and achieve their own 

dreams, each of this year’s inductees illustrates 

the possibility of personal and professional 

success in the future by way of their own Boys & 

Girls Club experience and story.” 

Admiral Erroll Brown – Retired Rear Admiral 

of United States Coast Guard Boys & Girls 

Clubs Royal Theatre 

At eight years old, Erroll was surrounded by 

positive and caring adult mentors, who offered a 

safe space for him and his brother after school. 

As the first African American promoted to flag 

rank in the U.S. Coast Guard, among a number 

of other accomplishments since his youth, he is 

grateful for the structure, lessons and confidence 

with which his Club experience provided. 

READ MORE ABOUT 

THE INDUCTION CEREMONY 

AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: 

www.coastguardmwr.org/news/bgca-inducts-radm-erroll-brown%2C-uscg-(retired)-to-alumni-hall-of-fame 


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COMMANDER EUGENE N. TULICH, USCG (RET.), 

HONORED BY TEXAS COMMANDERY OF THE 

NAVAL ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES 

The Texas Commandery of the Naval Order of the 

United States honored CDR Eugene “Gene” Tulich 

with its 2021 Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz 

Leadership Award. The award was presented 

at the 2022 Annual Banquet, held in Houston in 

February. 

The Fleet Admiral Nimitz Leadership award is 

presented to a person who has served in the sea 

services and who has demonstrated outstanding 

qualities of leadership such as those of Admiral 

Nimitz. The first recipient of the 36 annual awards 

was the Honorable John F. Lehman, former 

Secretary of the Navy. 

CDR Tulich is the Chairman of the Houston Military 

Affairs Committee, where he advocates for and 

supports the military and veterans in the Houston 

area. He is Vice Chairman of the Ellington Field 

Task Force and was involved in the 2005 Base 

Realignment and Closure Commission, which 

resulted in the formation of Ellington Field Joint 

Reserve Base to include four DoD services, along 

with Coast Guard Air Station Houston and Sector 

Houston-Galveston. 

He is a former Commissioner of the Texas Military 

Preparedness Commission, which advises the 

Governor on military matters. He represents the 

Houston area with the Association of Defense 

Communities, as well as representing the military 

at the Greater Houston Partnership. Commander 

Tulich serves on Senator John Cornyn’s Academy 

Selection Committee. 

CDR Tulich’s Coast Guard career included two 

tours of duty in Vietnam serving on the Cutters 

CAMPBELL and MORGENTHAU. He led several 

projects while assigned to Headquarters. He 

was the project officer to establish Reserve 

and Auxiliary Stations on the Great Lakes that 

Be sure to visit: www.navalorder.org/texas-nous-home 

continues 50 years later as the largest Reserve 

training program. He was assigned to start the 

national Drug Interdiction program, which is now 

the largest budget item in the Coast Guard. While 

doing the drug interdiction program, he took it upon 

himself to create the Maritime Law Enforcement 

School, which is now an internationally renowned 

Academy of 211 personnel. 

While assigned to Pacific Area, he organized PAC 

Area Intelligence and an intelligence center, which 

now has 110 personnel with Hawaii and Japan 

subunits. He was also the N2 for US Maritime 

Defense Zone Pacific. Other assignments were 

Rescue Coordination Center New York, 11th Coast 

Guard District in Long Beach, and Organized 

Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force in Houston. 

CDR Tulich wrote the fi rst publication for the 

Coast Guard Historical Monograph Program – 

“The Coast Guard in Southeast Asia during the 

Vietnam Conflict,” accessible at: media.defense. 

gov/2018/Jan/11/2001864980/-1/-1/0/VTN- 

TULICH-USCG-OFFICIAL-HISTORY.PDF 

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AWARDS 


COAST GUARD 

AWARDS 

LCRD LOUVENIA MCMILLAN, USCG (RET.), INDUCTED INTO THE 

NY STATE SENATE VETERANS HALL OF FAME 

Louvenia McMillan achieved the rank of 

Lieutenant Commander in the United States 

Coast Guard. 

Born in New York City, Ms. McMillan joined 

the Coast Guard in 1996 after graduating with 

a Bachelor’s degree in History from Columbia 

College and volunteer experience as an HIV/ 

AIDS educator and horticultural specialist in the 

United States Peace Corps. 

She attended Boot Camp in Cape May and went 

to Officer Candidate School. Over her 21-year 

tenure in the Coast Guard, she was responsible 

for intel, maritime law enforcement, Search and 

Rescue policy development, oversight, training, 

and analysis, as well as procurement services for 

Coast Guard-wide application. 

In 2004, she became the first African American 

female Intelligence Officer in the Coast Guard 

and the first African American female Field 

Intelligence Support Team Leader. In 2007, she 

became the first African American female to hold 

the Advanced Boat Force Operations Insignia. 

Ms. McMillan was Incident Commander for 

the Coast Guard’s response to the Ebola virus 

threat and provided concise and thorough senior 

leadership briefs to the Department of Homeland 

Security Office of Health Affairs Decision Support 

Cell. In 2015, she earned her first Master’s 

degree in Military Studies. 

After 21 honorable years serving, she retired from 

the Coast Guard in 2017, and has been residing 

on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where 

she is the Chef and owner of Obsidian Food 

READ MORE ABOUT 

LCDR LOVENIA MCMILLAN, USCG (RET.) 

AT THE FOLLOWING LINKS: 

Collective, a minority- and veteran-owned small 

business, providing opportunities to promising 

and skilled culinary talent for the purpose of 

sharing diverse and holistic approaches to food. 

Its goal is to find solutions to social, cultural, or 

environmental problems by leveraging organic 

cultural cuisine experiences in a non-threatening, 

entrepreneurial environment. 

In 2019, after graduating from the renowned 

International Culinary Center (formerly French 

Culinary Institute) in New York City, with a 

Grand Diploma in Professional Culinary Arts, 

she trained at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s 

ABC Kitchen. She has continued her passion 

for bringing community together through food 

during the COVID-19 pandemic via engaging 

online cooking classes, as well as outdoor 

events, serving a variety of clientele throughout 

New York. 

Ms. McMillan is currently working on her final 

project for her second Master’s degree in 

Religious Studies from Fordham University; 

the project is intended to provide resources 

to connect women veterans with service 

organizations in New York City and beyond. 

www.nysenate.gov/profiles/2022/robert-jackson/louvenia-mcmillan 

www.nysenate.gov/honoring-our-veterans 


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MKC ROBERT MUDGE, USCG (RET.), 

PRESENTED ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE RIBBONS 

I was presented Service Ribbons earned 

while on active duty from 1970–1974 by 

Congressman Mark Amodei on September 

2, 2021, in Reno, Nevada. It was an honor to 

fi nally be recognized some 50 years later. The 

Congressman and his staff really made me feel 

very special on that day. 

There was a news article about precious 

metals found near Marcus Island that started 

this journey. I found that Service Ribbons were 

presented to those that served on certain 

Loran Stations and that those awards were 

made retroactively. Mine were for Restricted 

Duty and Overseas Service. I also received 

recognition for a Sea Service Ribbon, which 

was not awarded upon Retirement. 

I was stationed on Marcus Island from January 

1970 to January 1971 and fi nd history of the 

island interesting. During WWII, it was an 

outpost maintained by the Japanese army and 

was heavily fortifi ed. It was bombed by Navy 

ships and planes from the USS Enterprise. 

Many of the bunkers were still visible while I 

was stationed there. A DC2 who worked for me 

found a small Japanese tank buried in a corral 

bunker, which was made to run by the crew a 

year after I left and then fl own to Hawaii by a 

CG C-130. Clarinet Pilgrim transmitters were 

changed out (Magnavox), increasing output of 

the transmitters up from 1 to 2 million watts and 

requiring us to run two generators due to the 

load of high voltage tubes. An Oklahoma Air 

National Guard C-124 landed with 2 engines 

out in Nov 1970 and I helped replace the 

engines, operating a Japanese boom vehicle, 

with USAF C-130s delivering parts. 

While I regret it didn’t work out to have my 

Service Ribbons presented by the CG at Base 

Petaluma, where I retired on June 1, 1977, I did 

purchase a new CG uniform, had it tailored, 

and updated the ribbons. My old hat and 

shoes were still a good fit. 

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ALCOAST 


U.S. COAST GUARD 

SERVICE-WIDE INITIATIVES TO MAXIMIZE 

MILITARY RECRUITING EFFORTS 

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 

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SSIC 1130 

SUBJ: SERVICEWIDE INITIATIVES TO MAXIMIZE MILITARY RECRUITING EFFORTS 

A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 101617Z MAY 22/ALCOAST 175/22 

B. Everyone is a Recruiter Incentive Program User Guide, PSCINST 1120.1 (series) 

C. Coast Guard Recruiting Manual, COMDTINST M1100.2G 

1. To support the Commandant's direction to maximize recruiting efforts announced in REF (A), I am 

proud to announce three service wide initiatives to help meet the Coast Guard's active duty, reserve, 

and officer accession goals: (1) the standup of the CG Recruiting Incident Management Team, (2) the 

continuation and enhancement of the "Everyone is a Recruiter" program, and (3) the promulgation of 

the "Coast Guard Recruiting Liaison" program. 

2. Stand up of the CG Recruiting Command (CGRC) Incident Management Team. CG Personnel 

Services Command will soon establish an Incident Management Team (CG RC IMT) to lead recruiting 

surge efforts between now and the end of the fiscal year. The CG RC IMT will support CG RC and be 

physically located at Coast Guard Headquarters. 

a. It will be tasked with coordinating recruiting surge efforts between CG RC and the entire Service. 

b. The CG RC IMT will also conduct outreach to qualified Coast Guard members with the "PERJC" 

competency to assist with surge recruiting operations across the nation in the immediate future. 

3. Continuation and enhancement of "Everyone is a Recruiter." CG RC has amended REF (B) to include 

the addition of a $500 cash incentive option for active duty, reserve, and civilian employees who refer 

a person who has not previously served in the armed forces, and who, after such referral, enlists in the 

regular component of the Coast Guard or in the Selected Reserve of the Coast Guard. 


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4. CG Recruiting Liaison Program. The Recruiting Liaison will act as a conduit between major commands 

and the Coast Guard Recruiting Command, working closely with the local recruiting office to increase 

community engagement and generate Coast Guard leads. This collaboration will optimize the use of 

all available members and assets to represent the service to prospective applicants. 

a. A Recruiting Liaison shall be designated at all O6 shore commands with greater than 100 personnel, 

and include one mid-grade officer (O3/O4), with a recommended additional Senior Enlisted Recruiting 

Liaison (E7-E9) to best support the mission. The liaisons should be designated by the Commander or 

Commanding Officer to create outreach and engagement opportunities within the local recruiting area 

of responsibility. Installations with two or more co-located O6 commands shall coordinate engagement 

and outreach within the community and to the local recruiting office. 

b. Command designated Recruiting Liaisons will coordinate with their local Recruiting Offices and 

seek opportunities to host and collaborate at recruiting events. Liaisons will provide 

opportunities for recruiters to brief at All Hands, unit open houses, and gatherings to educate members 

on the "Everyone is a Recruiter" Program and its incentives in accordance with REFs (B) and (C). 

c. The Recruiter in Charge of the local Recruiting Office will serve as the main point of contact for 

designated Recruiting Liaisons. CG Recruiting Command will provide necessary resources to 

conduct effective outreach, including supplying promotional giveaways and other recruiting tools through 

the nearest Recruiting Office. CG Recruiting Command will maintain regular communication with all 

Recruiting Liaisons with relevant policy updates through their Recruiting Office, as needed. 

5. I am directing CG Personnel Service Center (CG PSC) and the CG Recruiting Command (CG RC) to 

provide further guidance on each initiative via subsequent messaging. The Coast Guard must take an 

"All Hands on Deck" approach to recruit, train, and sustain the talent needed for the future of the Service. 

6. Dr. Mischell Navarro, Acting, DCMS Deputy for Personnel Readiness (DCMS-DPR), sends. 

7. Internet release is authorized. 

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DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE 

CG NATIONAL RETIREE COUNCIL / 

REGIONAL RETIREE COUNCILS & CO-CHAIRS 

CGNRC CO-CHAIRS 

CAPITAL AREA 

CENTRAL GULF COAST 

(MOBILE) 

RADM Jeff Hathaway 

Hathaway.CGNRC@aol.com 

MCPO LLOYD PIERCE 

cgsilverancientmariner11@outlook.com 

David Bernstein 

dberns01@gmail.com 

PSC John Milkiewisz 

locke45@hotmail.com 

Terry Gilbreath 

tgilbreath@asdd.com 

Charlie Womack 

chwomack@gmail.com 

NEW ORLEANS 

NORTH EAST 

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 

Jim Montgomery 

jamesmontgomery@usa.net 

Paul Sibenkittel 

psiebenkittel@netzero.com 

Kevin Brown 

CGRetireeNorthEast@gmail.com 

Thomas Hall 

tadahall@msn.com 

David Swanson 

ddswanson@msn.com 

CHARLESTON 

Ray Bryant 

basecharlestonrrc@gmail.com 

Timothy Schneider 

basecharlestonrrc@gmail.com 

NORTHWEST 

RADM Bert Kinghorn 

CoChairs@cgretirenw.org 

LCDR Phil Johnson 

CoChairs@cgretirenw.org 

CLEVELAND 

Bill Schmidt 

William.A.Schmidt@uscg.mil 

PENSACOLA, FL & 

BALDWIN COUNTY, AL 

Cody Brazier 

brazier6@gmail.com 

Jeff Rosenberg 

cg.rrc.pns@gmail.com 

EAST CENTRAL FL 

Jim Reynolds 

james.reynolds.cg@gmail.com 

Ted Stacy 

cystacy@gmail.com 

SAN JUAN, PR 

Arturo Aviles 

araviles@aol.com 

James Davidson 

jimdavidson11@hotmail.com 


FIRST CG RETIREES 

JACKSONVILLE 

HAWAII 

KODIAK 

MIAMI 

Mike Rosecrans 

m.rosecrans@gmail.com 

YNCM Bobby Wester 

bwester2549@aol.com 

Rod Schultz 

rschultz369@gmail.com 

Anthony Lim 

hawaiiretiree.cc@gmail.com 

Robert Lachowsky 

roblachowsky@yahoo.com 

John Whiddon 

jbwhiddon52@gmail.com 

David Cinalli 

david.cinalli@yahoo.com 

Marc Fagenbaum 

CGRCMiamiBeach@gmail.com 

SECTOR OHIO VALLEY 

ST. LOUIS 

TAMPA BAY AREA 

YORKTOWN 

You may elect not to be mailed the newsletter by accessing your DA 

Self-Service account at 

• www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/ras/gp/ 

• Select “Change My Delivery Options” 

• Uncheck the block labeled “I elect to receive the Retiree Newsletter 

by mail.” 

You may also contact CG PPC Customer Care for assistance by calling 

866-772-8724 or 785-339-2200, or by sending an e-mail to PPC-DG- 

CustomerCare@uscg.mil. 

James Armstrong 

James.S.Armstrong@uscg.mil 

Gerald Nauert 

gnauert@oldhamcountyky.gov 

Keith Livingstone 

bassbolt@yahoo.com 

Becky Livingstone 

rebalivingstone@att.net 

Don Goldstein 

DGoldstein1@tampabay.rr.com 

LeRoy Dennison 

LeRoy@dennison.com 

Al Buechler 

abuechler1@cox.net 

David Bunch 

dcbunch52@verizon.net 

Recouncil@TCYYorktown.ucg.mil 


THE LONG BLUE LINE

CG PAY & PERSONNEL CENTER, RETIREE & 

ANNUITANT SERVICES (PPC-RAS), DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE & 

OTHER IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS & WEBSITES 

Directory Assistance and Other Important Phone Numbers & Websites are also accessible at: 

dcms.uscg.mil/portals/10/cg-1/ppc/ras/rasdirectory.pdf 

Questions, Address or Direct-Deposit Changes 

If you need information or have questions 

about: 

• Your retired or survivor benefit plan (SBP) 

annuity payments 

• Your retired/annuitant statement 

• IRS Form 1099-R (reporting taxable 

income) 

• You need to change your and your 

dependents’ home mailing address (for 

retired/annuitant statement, newsletter, 

1099-R, correspondence) 

• Your financial institution or account 

number for your direct deposit 

• Report a change to your designation of 

beneficiary for payment of unpaid retired 

pay (Note: use Form *CG PPC-3600 

Designation of Beneficiary for Payment of 

Unpaid Retired Pay) 

You may make the requests listed above by 

telephone, by fax, or in writing. The telephone 

and fax numbers are: 

Toll free: 1-866-772-8724 

Commercial: (785) 339-2200 

Fax: (785) 339-3770 

Allotments, SBP Coverage and Beneficiary 

Changes 

If you need to: 

• Start, stop, or change an allotment (you may 

use Form *CG PPC-7221 Retired Allotment 

Authorization Form, fax in the form or a 

written request, call us or send us an e-mail 

request). 

• Report a change to your survivor benefit 

plan (SBP) coverage (must be in writing) 

You may fax your request to (785) 339-3770 

or mail to: 

Commanding Officer (RAS) 

USCG Pay & Personnel Center 

444 SE Quincy St 

Topeka, KS 66683-3591 

(*) Note: Forms are available from the PPC website at: 

www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/pd/forms/ or directly from the IRS. 

Income Tax Withholding Changes 

If you need to: 

• Start or change the amount of state tax 

withholding (retirees can call, e-mail, fax or use 

*IRS Form W-4, or state form. If using IRS form, 

indicate that the form is for state income tax 

withholding, not federal, which state it’s for and 

the dollar amount to be withheld, (minimum 

amount is $10.00, no cents)). We cannot 

withhold state tax for annuitants. 

• Change your federal income tax 

withholding (retirees use Form W-4, 

annuitants use Form W-4P) 

• Change exemptions or additional 

withholding 

Federal tax changes must be in writing. The 

original Form IRS W-4 or W-4P must be mailed 

to PPC (RAS) for action and filing, per IRS 

requirements. PPC (RAS) cannot accept a 

faxed W-4 or W-4P. Please mail to: 




Topeka, KS 66683-3591 

(*) Note: Forms are available from the PPC website at: 

www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/pd/forms/ or directly from the IRS. 

Report of Death 

To report the death of a Coast Guard, NOAA 

or PHS retiree/annuitant call: 

Toll free: 1-866-772-8724 

Commercial: (785) 339-2200 

Fax: (785) 339-3770 

Or write: 




Topeka, KS 66683-3591 

DEPENDENT TAPS: To place a Dependent TAPS 

notice in The Retiree Newsletter, provide the 

dependent’s name, relationship to retiree, date 

of passing, and city/state to Robert Hinds at: 

Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil 

phone: 202-475-5451 




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MEDICARE PART B ENROLLMENT IS MANDATORY AT AGE 65 

dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/retiree/docs/pdf/Turning_65_with_MEDICARE.pdf?ver=2018-09-07-143218-930 

When you turn 65, your medical benefits will change. MEDICARE will become your primary medical 

coverage and TRICARE pays secondary to MEDICARE. You MUST enroll in MEDICARE PART 

B to retain your TRICARE coverage. If you are within 90 days of your 65th birthday, you should 

log on to www.ssa.gov or medicare.gov to enroll in MEDICARE PART B. Additional information is 

accessible at: tricare.mil/Welcome/Eligibility/MedicareEligible.aspx?sc_database=web or by phone 

at 866-773-0404. You may also call the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) 

at 800-538-9552. 

OTHER IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS AND WEBSITES 

Medical/Dental Benefits/Phone/Websites/ 

Notes 

Eligibility (DEERS)/ID Cards 

1-800-538-9552 

(TTY/TDD) 

1-866-363-2883 

www.tricare.mil/deers 

In CA: 1-800-334-4162; 

In AK & HI 1-800-527-5602 

Mail-Order Pharmacy 

1-877-363-1303 

www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/home/ 

Prescriptions/Filling Prescriptions/TMOP 

Federal Employee Dental & Vision Insurance 

Program (FEDVIP—Retirees) 

1-877-888-3337 

https://www.benefeds.com/ 

TRICARE Overseas 

1-888-777-8343 

www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/home/overview/ 

Regions/RegionsNonUS 

TRICARE East Region Contractor 

1-800-444-5445 

TRICARE West Region Contractor 

1-844-866-9378 

www.tricare.mil 

TRICARE For Life 

1-866-773-0404 

www.tricare.mil/tfl/default.cfm 

www.tricare.mil/LifeEvents/Retiring 

TRICARE Eligibility—Pharmacy 

(Medicare info) 

1-877-363-1303 

www.tricare.mil/ CoveredServices/Pharmacy/ 

Eligibility.aspx 

Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program 

(FLTCIP) 

1-800-LTC-FEDS (1-800-582-3337) 

www.LTCFEDS.com 

CG Health Benefits Advisor 

1-800-942-2422 

Veterans Benefits 

Phone/Websites/Notes 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

1-800-827-1000 

www.va.gov 

Insurance Information 

1-800-669-8477 

www.insurance.va.gov 

Veteran’s Group Life Insurance 

www.insurance.va.gov/sglisite/vgli/vgli.htm 

New VGLI Applications and VGLI 

Reinstatements: 

OSGLI 

PO Box 41618 

Philadelphia, PA 19176-9913 

1-800-419-1473 

Overseas phone 

(973) 548-5699 

Overseas fax# 

(973) 548-5300 

Death and accelerated benefits claims only: 

Fax: 1-877-832-4943. 

All other fax inquiries: 

1-800-236-6142 

e-mail at: osgli.claims@prudential.com 


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All other inquiries: osgli.osgli@prudential.com 

General Correspondence: 

Office of Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance 

80 Livingston Avenue 

Roseland, NJ 07068-1733 

Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents 

1-800-827-1000 

www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp 

VA Pamphlet 80-02-1 

Headstones and Markers 

1-800-697-6947 

www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp 

Veterans or next-of-kin of a deceased veteran 

can access www.archives.gov/veterans/ 

military-service-records to make requests. 

All others must write in and include complete 

name, rank/grade, SSN, dates of service, and 

date of birth of the veteran. DD-214s are also 

available via the website 

WWII U.S. Merchant Marine Awards and 

Decorations 

www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/marinermedals 

Contact - Awards, Flags, Medals 


Additional Important Number and Websites 

Final Active Duty Pay 

1-866-772-8724 

Overseas 

(785) 339-2200 

www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/separations/finalpay/ 

Commanding Officer (SEP) 


444 SE Quincy St. 

Topeka, KS 66683-3591 

Contact PPC (SEP) for information on severance 

pay, separation pay, disability severance pay, 

LES’s, IRS Form W-2. 

Social Security 

1-800-772-1213 

www.ssa.gov 

Travel Claims 

1-866-772-8724 

Overseas 

(785) 339-2200 

www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/travel/ 

Send final travel claim to: 

Commanding Officer (TVL) 


444 SE Quincy St. 

Topeka, KS 66683-3591 

Service Records 

(314) 801-0800 

www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records 

Write to: 

National Personnel Records Center 

Military Personnel Records 

1 Archives Drive 

St. Louis, MO 63138-1002 

Katrina McRae 

Maritime Awards Officer 

Office of Sealift Support 

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE., SE 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

United States 

Email: Katrina.mcrae@dot.gov 

Phone: 202-366-3198 

Fax: 202-366-2323 

Business Hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm ET, M-F 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a 

speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

CG Social Media Sites 

A list of Official CG Social Media Sites including 

Facebook and Twitter is accessible at: 

http;//coastguard.dodlive.mil/official-sites/ 

CG National Retiree Help Desk 

(202) 475-5381 

Toll free 1-833-224-6743 

email: NRHDesk@gmail.com 

Do NOT send Personally Identifiable Information 

(e.g. SSN, EMPID) to the CG National Retiree Help 

Desk. Visit: https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/retiree/ 

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