United States Coast Guard Heroes
United States Coast Guard Heroes

Author: C. Douglas Sterner

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2015-12-26

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 9781522843771

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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.

A Coast Guardsman's History of the U.S. Coast Guard
A Coast Guardsman's History of the U.S. Coast Guard

Author: C D Kroll

Publisher: Naval Institute Press

Published: 2010-10-15

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1612518761

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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.

Heroes of the US Coast Guard
Heroes of the US Coast Guard

Author: John M. Shea

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1433972433

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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.

Today's Coast Guard Heroes
Today's Coast Guard Heroes

Author: Joyce Markovics

Publisher: Bearport Publishing

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 1617724483

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Describes recent acts of bravery and heroism performed by Coast Guard personnel.

Rescue Warriors
Rescue Warriors

Author: David Helvarg

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2009-05-12

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 0312363729

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Presents a history of the United States Coast Guard along with information on the daily lives of the "Coasties" who respond to distress calls and save lives each day.

Coast Guard Heroes of New Orleans
Coast Guard Heroes of New Orleans

Author: Robert G. Mueller

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2016-08-11

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1455622214

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“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.