Laissez-nous sail Mardi Gras roads
As you ride the Coast Guard’s cutter float through the streets of New Orleans, a cacophony of screaming masses fill your ears with, “Throw me something mister.” A gumbo of carnival regalia fills your vision as you pass hordes of [...]
Coast Guard underdogs
Millions of people recently tuned in to watch one of America’s greatest sporting events, Super Bowl XLVII, held in New Orleans. With the eyes of the country turned toward the Big Easy, it’s easy to see how another football [...]
Lake Charles Coast Guard members honor the life of World War II veteran
A family, a community and military branch mourn the passing of Roy Brown Jr., loving and devoted patriarch and World War II veteran, who, after 92 years of life passed away, Jan. 19, 2013. Brown’s strong sense of devotion to [...]
Yeoman steps up to national stage
The 8th Coast Guard District is big. How big, you ask? The district’s area of responsibility begins at North Dakota and extends to the southern tip of Texas. Its long arms spread west to Colorado and east to Pennsylvania. [...]
Leading on, off the court
By Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally A coach sits, stands and paces along the sidelines of a basketball court encouraging, motivating and, yes, yelling at his players to perform better. He sternly scolds them to play better defense and [...]
Punt, pass and kick with the Coast Guard
A football player grips a football. He launches the ball with a powerful thrust. The ball spins in a tight spiral and lands on the Mercedes Benz Superdome thirty yard line. Another ball is punted. It skies upward before crashing [...]
Devotion sticks to service since 1989
By Chief Petty Officer Christopher Browning The Coast Guard lost an extended family member on Aug. 18. After a short battle with cancer, Ruth Brace, known to most Coast Guardsmen as the sticker lady, passed away. For more than 20 [...]
MSU Pittsburgh gives the gift of thanks
Blog post contributed by Lt. j.g Alyssa McDonald and edited by PA3 Ryan Tippets. In this holiday season, Coast Guardsmen in Pittsburgh decided to give the gift of appreciation to local students. On Dec. 3, 2012, six members of [...]
Greatest Generation shipmate remembers Pearl Harbor
Most Americans know what happened on the “day that lives in infamy” Dec. 7, 1941. However, the day after became a day of destiny for one Clarksdale, Miss., man. William A. Barnes enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard after [...]
Paducah-based Coast Guard members serve PIE to Kentucky Elementary Students
As part of the Coast Guard’s community outreach efforts members across the country visit nearby schools guiding, assisting and tutoring students. Check out what the Coast Guard members of MSU Paducah, Ky., do on a weekly basis with local first-graders.
