In the late 1950's (1958/9) there was a publicity campagne involving the National Guard. Those were the days when key American cities and ports were ringed with NIKI missle sites, and staffed by full-time active duty National Guard troops.
There were billboards showing a tranquil winter holiday night scene, with a small town, its church steeple, etc. Across the billboard were the words: "Sleep well tonight - your National Guard is awake!"
After reading the ALCOAST about the siezure of the self-propelled semi-submersibles, those words came back to mind - but this time paraphrased as:
Citizens and Legal Residents of the United States - you can sleep peacefully tonight - your Coast Guard is awake and keeping vigil."
I would like to suggest that this be used as a publicity slogan for Team Coast Guard.
The public has a right to know - and be reassured - that the nation is indeed being protected to the best of U.S. Coast Guard's ability during these turbulent (as well as normal) times.
Very respectfully,
George E. Barantseff USCGAux multi-language interpreter FL 12-11NR
September 30, 2008 11:49 PM
D. Strong said...
Admiral, The Coast Guard Hearing Office is also a resident command of Ballston. We are a very small organization that adjudicates all Class I civil penalty cases in the Coast Guard including pollution, MTSA, commercial fishing vessel safety and recreational boating safety. Our entire office was in attendance. We appreciated you taking the time to talk to the entire group. v/r D. Strong CDR, Hearing Officer
October 1, 2008 7:23 PM
I just ended a busy day meeting with our people in Ballston, VA: The Coast Guard Criminal Investigative Service, the Deployable Operations Group, the National Pollution Funds Center, and the Personnel Command. I held an All Hands for all the units and met individually with their leadership teams. I spoke at the National Cargo Bureau Luncheon about the progress we have made in the last year with outreach to our Marine Safety partners. Tonight I am headed to the Lone Sailor Awards Banquet where Arnold Palmer will be honored for his service in the Coast Guard in World War II. I appreciate all the comments received thus far and will be posting later this evening or in the morning with some feedback. Keep the comments coming, they are important.
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In the late 1950's (1958/9) there was a publicity campagne involving the National Guard. Those were the days when key American cities and ports were ringed with NIKI missle sites, and staffed by full-time active duty National Guard troops.
There were billboards showing a tranquil winter holiday night scene, with a small town, its church steeple, etc. Across the billboard were the words: "Sleep well tonight - your National Guard is awake!"
After reading the ALCOAST about the siezure of the self-propelled semi-submersibles, those words came back to mind - but this time paraphrased as:
Citizens and Legal Residents of the United States - you can sleep peacefully tonight - your Coast Guard is awake and keeping vigil."
I would like to suggest that this be used as a publicity slogan for Team Coast Guard.
The public has a right to know - and be reassured - that the nation is indeed being protected to the best of U.S. Coast Guard's ability during these turbulent (as well as normal) times.
Very respectfully,
George E. Barantseff
USCGAux multi-language interpreter
FL 12-11NR
September 30, 2008 11:49 PM
Admiral, The Coast Guard Hearing Office is also a resident command of Ballston. We are a very small organization that adjudicates all Class I civil penalty cases in the Coast Guard including pollution, MTSA, commercial fishing vessel safety and recreational boating safety. Our entire office was in attendance. We appreciated you taking the time to talk to the entire group.
v/r
D. Strong
CDR, Hearing Officer
October 1, 2008 7:23 PM