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Month: July 2025

Well, Let’s Get Started – Some Poetry Read Out Loud

As some know I joined the U.S. Coast Guard back in 1978 when I was 22 years old. I spent 33 years in active duty and went from the rank of Seaman Recruit (E-1) to Chief Petty Officer (E-7) to Warrant Officer (W-4) to Lieutenant Commander (O-5). I loved every second of my career and still think (and speak) in nautical terms sometimes – which drives my family crazy. I had over six years of sea duty on three different Coast Guard Cutters and when you are away from homeport, and so also away from friends and family, for three…

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