Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class LaNola Stone | U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York | 02.04.2017
“Papa Jack” Cowley, a 30-year veteran of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, is at Station Woods Hole, Mass., holds a bag containing American flags, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Cowley, 92, uses a large portion of his social security income each month to purchase and distribute American flags, and has given away more than 1,800 flags to date. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class LaNola Stone....
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class LaNola Stone | U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York | 02.04.2017
“Papa Jack” Cowley, a thirty year veteran of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, stands before the station sign in Woods Hole, Mass., Feb. 4, 2017. During his retirement ceremony a month earlier, Cowley was awarded the Coast Guard Auxiliary Achievement Medal for his honorable volunteer service in the Auxiliary. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class LaNola Stone....
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class LaNola Stone | U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York | 02.04.2017
“Papa Jack” Cowley, a 30-year veteran of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, stands in font of the national ensign as Coast Guardsmen prepare to raise the flag in Woods Hole, Mass., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. The station’s flagpole was erected because of Cowley’s initiative and is dedicated to him, as written on the plaque, “for his selfless and zealous service to Group Woods Hole.” U.S. Coast......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Soto | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District | 05.04.2016
Two Coast Guardsmen stand next to a specially-painted MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, May 4, 2016, at Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, Georgia. The helicopter was flown to the air station as part of the unit’s observance of the Coast Guard’s yearlong celebration of 100 years of aviation. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Trent Meyers...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Soto | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District | 05.04.2016
A specially-painted MH-65 Dolphin helicopter sits outside the hangar of Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, Georgia, May 4, 2016, in preparation for the unit’s observance of 100 years of Coast Guard aviation. This helicopter is one of nine to display this particular paint scheme, reminiscent of many early Coast Guard helicopters. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Trent Meyers...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Soto | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District | 05.04.2016
A specially-painted MH-65 Dolphin helicopter was flown to Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, Georgia, May 4, 2016, as part of a unit event highlighting the service’s 100 years of Coast Guard aviation. This helicopter is one of nine to display this particular paint scheme, reminiscent of many early Coast Guard helicopters. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Trent Meyers...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 07.16.2015
The Coast Guard will celebrate its 225th birthday Aug. 4, 2015. The Coast Guard traces its history to 1790 and is the United States' oldest continuous seagoing service. (U.S. Coast Guard illustration)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class LaNola Stone | U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York | 03.13.2009
Jack Cowley poses for a photograph in his Marine Corps uniform while home on Christmas leave in Quincy, Mass., December 1941. Shortly after leave, Cowley was deployed to his first overseas assignment in Guadalcanal in the South Pacific during WWII....
