by Gary Thomas | Mar 28, 2022 | Evening Reports
Click here to watch CAPT Bob Desh Present "Operation Drumbeat and the birth of the Coast Guard Coastal Picket Force" on our YouTube...
by Gary Thomas | Aug 5, 2021 | USCG News
From the Commandant, Admiral Karl Schultz R 041230Z AUG 21FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DCTO ALCOASTBTUNCLASALCOAST 279/21SSIC 5700SUBJ: UNITED STATES COAST GUARD’S 231ST BIRTHDAY Today, as we celebrate the Coast Guard’s 231st birthday,I reflect on our rich history...
by Gary Thomas | Aug 28, 2016 | Chronology
Having sold out all copies of our previous editions of The Coast Guard, our signature coffee table book, and copies going for more than $300 on Amazon.com, we printed a third edition. Updated with a chapter USCG Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft, our editor LCDR Tom...
by Gary Thomas | Aug 13, 2015 | Chronology
Starting in 2008, John Longnecker, Captain (ret) Carl Zellner, USCGR, and Captain (ret) Fred Herzberg urged the U.S. Postal Service to issue a sheet of stamps depicting the history and missions of the Coast Guard. Each of the other services has at least several...
by Gary Thomas | Aug 12, 2014 | Chronology
Worked with Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs on development of a large bronze plaque honoring the service of the Coast Guard and its predecessor services along Wisconsin’s three “coasts”: Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and the Mississippi...
