This video contains interviews from the First Coast Guard District reserve members in honor of the 79th Coast Guard Reserve birthday in Boston, Mass., Wednesday, Feb.19, 2020. Our reservists include 139 police officers, 89 teachers, 54 firefighters, 15 public safety specialists, 10 emergency management directors, several healthcare specialists, and stay-at-home moms. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Dunn)
Rear Adm. Francis “Stash” Pelkowski is a veteran, merchant mariner, maritime industry business leader, licensed attorney and a professor at SUNY Maritime College. To say the 58-year-old father has accomplished a lot in life is a gross understatement. However, to hear him describe his early adult years leading to his enlistment in 1980, his present-day success and many achievements were far from predictable.
Thirty-eight years later,...
For 12 years, Mike Diaz fished the waters of Long Island Sound from his kayak. He ventured out, escaping the bustle of Long Island to explore and maybe catch a fluke, porgy, striped bass, or sea robin.
Throwing on his life jacket was part of his routine. Just as he wouldn’t forget his fishing pole or bait, he never forgot his life jacket.
