Category: National
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Remembering the Loss of USCGC Blackthorn, and Why the Auxiliary Is Important
By Walt Baranger, SO-PB A few days ago while driving on I-275 across Tampa Bay, Florida, my wife and I stopped at the tollway’s Sunshine Skyway rest area on an islet just off St. Petersburg. I happened to spot a flagpole with a faded Coast Guard ensign, so being a good Auxiliarist I decided to… Read more