A Turning Point at Sea: The Coast Guard, Thomas E, and Disabling Fire
Under a blacked-out sky off Cay Sal, warnings went unanswered—until disabling fire cracked the dawn.
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To Europe and Far East — A brief history of the Coast Guard’s Pacific Area
From rounding Cape Horn to icebreaking the Northwest Passage, the service built a vast Pacific footprint—cutters, lighthouses, LORAN nets, and air detachments—supporting missions from Manila Bay to Vietnam across 180 years of war and peace.
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“They periled their lives for others”—The City of Columbus disaster and the dead of winter
Night surf, shattered boats, and men lashed to frozen masts—volunteers and a cutter crew fought a killing gale to wrench life from a North Atlantic wreck.
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Frank Erickson—Coast Guard pioneer of helicopter flight 80 years ago!
Blizzard skies, grounded planes—yet a lone rotor lifted off with lifesaving plasma, igniting a revolution in rescue born of one officer’s relentless push against doubters.
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Phil Eaton—Coast Guard’s Winged Warrior of World War I
A wrench for a weapon. Haze, shellfire, and the first air‑sea clash in home waters—told through a daring low‑level attack that sent a marauding U‑boat diving for its life.
