Category: U.S. Coast Guard

Event · U.S. Coast Guard

Friends of Flying Santa Second Annual Virtual Gala on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at 4 p.m. EST

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Join the U.S. Lighthouse Society and Friends of Flying Santa on November 20 for an entertaining retrospective on 92 years of a well-loved New England tradition, the Flying Santa to lighthouses and Coast Guard stations. The Flying Santa program was started in 1929 by pioneering Maine pilot Bill Wincapaw as a way of showing gratitude… Continue reading Friends of Flying Santa Second Annual Virtual Gala on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at 4 p.m. EST

Event · News · U.S. Coast Guard

Ponce Inlet Celebrates Partnership with Coast Guard

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Continuing a long tradition of partnership between the USCG Ponce Inlet Station and the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse, Boatswains Mate Petty Officer First Class Jessica Guidroz reenlisted near the front steps of the Ponce DeLeon Inlet Lighthouse and Museum, Ponce Inlet, Florida, at a 10:30 a.m. ceremony on August 24, 2017. The five-year re-enlistment and swearing-in… Continue reading Ponce Inlet Celebrates Partnership with Coast Guard

Lifesaving Service · News · U.S. Coast Guard

February 18th Marks the 65th Anniversary of the Pendleton Rescue

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The heroic 1952 rescue of 32 crew members aboard the sinking tanker Pendelton was dramatized in the recent movie “The Finest Hours.” The Chatham Historical Society will recognize its 65th anniversary with events hosted at the Atwood House & Museum that include a special screening of a documentary film of several witnesses who shared their memories of that day. The hero… Continue reading February 18th Marks the 65th Anniversary of the Pendleton Rescue

Keepers · News · U.S. Coast Guard

A Guiding Light

Candace Clifford

This article from the Coast Guard Mid Atlantic blog seems very appropriate as we celebrate Black History month. A Guiding Light describes John White’s experiences as Officer in Charge of Thomas Point Shoal Light Station, Maryland. For a related video, goto https://www.dvidshub.net/video/434565/thomas-point-lighthouse-visit. Original article by David R. Marin, USCG Petty Officer 2nd Class  *  *  *  *  * U.S. Lighthouse Society News is… Continue reading A Guiding Light