A thank you, from the top
January 29th, 2010 | Coast Guard Morale | Posted by Susan Schept
Information Technician 2nd Class Jose Estrada, from the 270-foot cutter Tahoma, rushes an injured Haitian girl to an awaiting Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter Jan. 19 in Killick.//PA3 Brandyn Hill/Coast Guard
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen took time out Thursday to give Coast Guardsmen a well-deserved pat on the back for being the first responders after the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. The Coast Guard deployed 1,000 service members, eight cutters, five planes and five helicopters over the past two weeks. The service also stood up a Homeland Security Task Force in Miami to help evacuate American personnel in Haiti.
In a five-minute video on his blog, Allen thanked service members:
“There will be difficult times in the days and weeks ahead, but I feel our men and women are up to the challenge…You have performed superbly and I thank you.”