https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQmllwTKtqU In the Coast Guard, they say, ‘You gotta go out.’ But they don’t say you gotta come back in. Fifty years ago, two oil tankers were ripped apart by an terrifying blizzard off the coast of Massachusetts, but most of the men on board survived thanks to the crew of a 36″ Coast Guard life boat. This winter Disney will release “The Finest Hours,” based on the 1952 rescue of the SS Fort Mercer and SS Pendleton by Coasties from Lifeboat Station Chatham on the south coast of Cape Cod. The movie stars Chris Pine as Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class…
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A history lesson from the pages of Navy Times: “ABOARD THE USS ENTERPRISE IN THE ARABIAN SEA — Most Americans can only imagine striking back in anger after terrorist attacks 0n the United States on Sept. 11. But the 5,100 men and women aboard this — the Navy’s first nuclear aircraft carrier — were in position to respond when the word came to attack Oct. 7. They got the chance to exact a little vengeance.” Then-staff writer William H. McMichael (Bill, for short) began his extensive coverage of the first shots fired in Operation Enduring Freedom with those words in…
The Navy’s ongoing celebration of the 200-year anniversary of the War of 1812 has included Fleet Week takeovers, one-of-a-kind ship tours, even a dedicated website with everything a history buff could possibly want. The folks behind the Perry 200 Commemoration in Erie, Pa., have their own history-filled website, too, but they took a different approach to the ceremony part of things — namely, paying tribute a young commodore who holds a lofty place in naval history by reminding people of the glory that was early 1800s facial hair. Dave Baxter, 56, of Lake City, took his own place in history…
