Heroes Of The Us Coast Guard
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Heroes Of The Us Coast Guard
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Author : John M. Shea
language : en
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date : 2012-08-01
Heroes Of The Us Coast Guard written by John M. Shea and has been published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Peacetime duties make the US Coast Guard unique among the many branches of armed force units. This military branch has a broad mission that includes search-and-rescue operations, environmental safety patrols, and boat safety. This fascinating look at the Coast Guard reveals its history and includes some of the most riveting stories of our nation's finest men and women in uniform.
Rescue Warriors
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Author : David Helvarg
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2009-05-12
Rescue Warriors written by David Helvarg and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-12 with History categories.
Since its founding more than two hundred years ago, the United States Coast Guard has rescued over a million people. On any given day, "Coasties" respond to 125 distress calls and save over a dozen lives. Yet despite having more than 50,000 active-duty and reserve members on every ocean and on our nation's coasts, great lakes, and rivers, most of us know very little about this often neglected but crucial branch of the military. In Rescue Warriors, award-winning journalist David Helvarg brings us into the daily lives of Coasties, filled with a salty maritime mix of altruism and adrenaline, as well as dozens of death-defying rescues at sea and on hurricane-ravaged shores. Helvarg spent two years with the men and women of the Coast Guard, from the halls of their academy in New London, Connecticut, to the frigid, storm-tossed waters of Alaska's Bering Sea, to the northern Persian Gulf, where they currently guard Iraqi oil terminals. The result is a masterpiece of adventure reporting---the definitive book on America's "forgotten heroes."
United States Coast Guard Heroes
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Author : C. Douglas Sterner
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-12-26
United States Coast Guard Heroes written by C. Douglas Sterner and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-26 with categories.
United States Coast Guard Heroes is a comprehensive compilations of awards of the Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Medals, Legions of Merit, Distinguished Flying Crosses, Coast Guard Medals, and Navy and Marine Corps Medals to members of the U.S. Coast Guard. This volume includes basic Coast Guard history, history behind the various awards, and appendixes including analysis of awards by rank, unit, and a chronological listing of valor awards. Additional appendixes include U.S. Military leadership, and a comprehensive of nearly all U.S. Coast Guard Flag Officers.
Today S Coast Guard Heroes
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Author : Joyce Markovics
language : en
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Today S Coast Guard Heroes written by Joyce Markovics and has been published by Bearport Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes recent acts of bravery and heroism performed by Coast Guard personnel.
The U S Life Saving Service
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Author : Ralph C. Shanks
language : en
Publisher: Costano Books
Release Date : 1996
The U S Life Saving Service written by Ralph C. Shanks and has been published by Costano Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Coast Guard-History categories.
Subtitled Heroes, Rescues and Architecture of the Early Coast Guard, this very complete record of the people, technology, architecture and exploits of the U.S. Life-Saving Service is a large-format book illustrated with 446 photographs and maps. It is especially strong on the wonderful and regionally varied architecture of the Service's stations, of which there were more than today's mariners or beachcombers can imagine -- 41 on the New Jersey coast, 31 on Lake Michigan, 13 on Cape Cod alone. In the last half of the nineteenth century, when coasting vessels numbered in the tens of thousands, the stations and their beach patrols were a necessity, and the surfmen managed dramatic rescues, many of which are recounted here.
Coast Guard Heroes Of New Orleans
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Author : Robert G. Mueller
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2016-08-11
Coast Guard Heroes Of New Orleans written by Robert G. Mueller and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-11 with Social Science categories.
“I personally led the Coast Guard boat rescue operation in the wake of hurricane Katrina . . . the largest and most successful rescue operation in American history. This book is the story of the Coast Guard rescue operation in the flooded city of New Orleans and the surrounding area after Hurricane Katrina, but it’s much more than that.” —Capt. Robert G. Mueller, U.S. Coast Guard (ret.) With disaster scenarios of increasing interest and disaster preparedness paramount importance, it’s time to take a deeper look at what went very right before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina. Unlike the woefully unprepared civilian population, the Coast Guard was staged and ready. The unprecedented surface rescue put into action under Capt. Mueller and RADM Castillo took place with little fanfare, and saved the lives of 25,000 people by boat and 8,500 by helicopter.
Coast Guard Heroes Of New Orleans
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Author : Robert Mueller
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 2016
Coast Guard Heroes Of New Orleans written by Robert Mueller and has been published by Pelican Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Disaster relief categories.
"I personally led the Coast Guard boat rescue operation in the wake of hurricane Katrina . . . the largest and most successful rescue operation in American history. This book is the story of the Coast Guard rescue operation in the flooded city of New Orleans and the surrounding area after Hurricane Katrina, but it's much more than that." --Capt. Robert G. Mueller, U.S. Coast Guard (ret.) With disaster scenarios of increasing interest and disaster preparedness paramount importance, it's time to take a deeper look at what went very right before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina. Unlike the woefully unprepared civilian population, the Coast Guard was staged and ready. The unprecedented surface rescue put into action under Capt. Mueller and RADM Castillo took place with little fanfare, and saved the lives of 25,000 people by boat and 8,500 by helicopter. Capt. Robert G. Mueller, U.S. Coast Guard (ret.) led the surface rescue operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He retired after 30 years in the service and is the vice president for compliance at Turn Services, a towboat and fleeting company. He is also an adjunct professor at Tulane University teaching Homeland Security in the graduate program. RADM Joseph Pepe Castillo, U.S. Coast Guard (ret.) was the 8th District Chief of Operations commanding the Coast Guard Group New Orleans. He was instrumental in leading the rescue and evacuation. He earned a B.S. in management from the Coast Guard Academy and both an M.S. in industrial relations and a professional certificate in human resources management from the University of New Haven in Connecticut.
A Coast Guardsman S History Of The U S Coast Guard
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Author : C D Kroll
language : en
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2010-10-15
A Coast Guardsman S History Of The U S Coast Guard written by C D Kroll and has been published by Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-15 with History categories.
More a book about Coast Guard heritage than an academic history, this book focuses on a variety of relatively unknown Guardsmen who personify the service’s core values. The author highlights contributions of a variety of individuals, from seamen to admirals on active duty, as well as reservists, auxiliarists, and civilian members of Team Coast Guard. These heroes, representing a great diversity in age, sex, race, and ethnicity, set an example worthy of emulation and serve as role models for today’s Coast Guard men and women.
Captain Hell Roaring Mike Healy
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Author : Dennis L. Noble
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2017-03-15
Captain Hell Roaring Mike Healy written by Dennis L. Noble and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-15 with History categories.
One of the Coast Guard’s great heroes and the secret he kept hidden "This is a book of adventure that tells how one man shaped the Alaskan frontier at a crucial time in American history."--Vincent William Patton, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, retired "Diligent research and precise writing reveal the realities of race relations in nineteenth-century America, as well as the dangers, loneliness, and complex relationships of life at sea in that era."--Bernard C. Nalty, author of Strength for the Fight: A History of Black Americans in the Military In the late 1880s, many lives in northern and western maritime Alaska rested in the capable hands of Michael A. Healy (1839-1904), through his service to the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service. Healy arrested lawbreakers, put down mutinies aboard merchant ships, fought the smuggling of illegal liquor and firearms, rescued shipwrecked sailors from a harsh and unforgiving environment, brought medical aid to isolated villages, prevented the wholesale slaughter of marine wildlife, and explored unknown waters and lands. Captain Healy's dramatic feats in the far north were so widely reported that a New York newspaper once declared him the "most famous man in America." But Healy hid a secret that contributed to his legacy as a lonely, tragic figure. In 1896, Healy was brought to trial on charges ranging from conduct unbecoming an officer to endangerment of his vessel for reason of intoxication. As punishment, he was put ashore on half pay with no command and dropped to the bottom of the Captain's list. Eventually, he again rose to his former high position in the service by the time of his death in 1904. Sixty-seven years later, in 1971, the U.S. Coast Guard learned that Healy was born a slave in Georgia who ran away to sea at age fifteen and spent the rest of his life passing for white. This is the rare biography that encompasses both sea adventure and the height of human achievement against all odds.
Lifeboat Sailors
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Author : Dennis L. Noble
language : en
Publisher: Disasters, Rescues, and the Pe
Release Date : 2001
Lifeboat Sailors written by Dennis L. Noble and has been published by Disasters, Rescues, and the Pe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Retired Coast Guardsmen Denis Noble captures the stories of the brave crews who man the U.S. Coast Guard's small boat stations. Each year, these everyday heroes respond to over 37,000 calls for assistance and save more than 4,000 lives. Lifeboat Sailors bears witness to the courage of these unique men and women, and sounds the alarm for the rescue of this cherished American institution.