In April, heroism in the Pacific was honored with events in Hawaii and California. At the Tribute to the Fourteenth Coast Guard District, Coast Guard mission excellence from throughout the Pacific was honored. The event was chaired by Matthew J. Cox, chairman and CEO of Matson, Inc. and included an address by VADM Peter Neffenger, Vice Commandant and RADM Cari B. Thomas, Commander of the Fourteenth Coast Guard District. Our Pacific Area Awards Dinner in San Francisco featured three awards. SK3 Noel Cordero, a storekeeper stationed aboard Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley, was awarded the Admiral James S. Gracey Award for exemplifying professionalism, devotion to duty, and excellence of the service. The crew of Alex Haley also earned the Admiral John B. Hayes
honolulu, april 2015 E RADM and Mrs. James Rendon and
VADM and Mrs. Peter Neffenger at the Coast Guard Foundation Tribute to the Fourteenth Coast Guard District in Hawaii.
san francisco, april 2015 E Left: VADM Charles Ray, Pacific Area Commander, presents the Hayes Award to Chief Warrant Officer Heather Bove and the crew of the CGC Alex Haley at the Pacific Area Awards Dinner. Center: SK3 Noel Cordero, a Haley crewmember, was awarded the Admiral James S. Gracey Award for professional excellence. Right: The Admiral Chester R. Bender Award for Heroism was presented to the crew of the CG-6029 from Air Station Astoria in Oregon, which included LCDR James Cooley, LT Adriana Gaenzle, ASTC Joel Sayers and AMT1 Shawn McCann, pictured here with VADM Charles Ray.
spring 2015 E AMTC Jacob Linder, LCDR Byron Creech, and CAPT Samuel Creech (Ret.) celebrating after their Run to Remember event at the Beach to Bay Relay in Texas. This year more than $50,000 was raised and over 1,400 Run to Remember T-shirts bearing the names of the brave individuals who sacrificed it all were purchased to support the Fallen Heroes Fund.
spring 2015 E Trustee RADM James C. Olson, USCG (Ret.), chairman of the Washington D.C.-Area Scholarship Golf Tournament Committee, presents a gift for the scholarship program to Coast Guard Foundation Senior Vice President Bradley Sisley at the Army-Navy Country Club in Fairfax, Virginia.
summer 2015 E The Coast Guard Foundation thanked Coast Guard members for their service during “Connecticut’s Coast Guard Summer.” Anne Brengle and Marian Galbraith, mayor of the City of Groton, thanked Lieutenant Commander Brooke Millard and her family at the kick-off celebration in New London.
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