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 [...]
Coast Guard works Super Bowl security
Written by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carlos Vega The Super Bowl is the most-watched sporting event in the world. This Super Bowl Sunday more than 70,000 people were in attendance. With the eyes of the world focusing in, the Super [...]
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. [...]
Lethal gasp
Chemical formula for an idyllic day: A boat with a full tank, a stocked cooler and not a care in the world, except a smart phone to send a photo as a post card to your coworkers stuck in their [...]
Rising to the challenge of low water on the Mississippi River
Story and photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ayla Kelley The rise and fall of river water levels is a constant, impacted by flooding and drought. It’s something those who work on or around the river contend with on a [...]
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 [...]
A common cause unites us all
In 1912, Juliette “Daisy” Gordon, had the belief that girls should be given the opportunity to develop physically, mentally, and spiritually by removing them from the home and thrusting them into the community. Gordon wanted to help these girls grow [...]
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 [...]
