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Retired Adm. Mike Day on 9/11: “When things were at their worst, the Coast Guard was at its best”
—Rear Admiral Mike Day reflects on the 9/11 boatlift, civilian mariners, and the leadership lessons he carried throughout his career.
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Heroes of the Flood: The untold story of Coast Guard boat forces during Hurricane Katrina
—“Kill the engines,” Jackson ordered. In the eerie quiet, they heard a metallic tapping. Closer now, they saw a man in a second-story attic window, striking its metal bars with a quarter. He and his bedridden, 87-year-old mother had been trapped for days in water up to their necks. Jackson’s team sawed through the attic ceiling.