Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bruckenthal, a damage controlmen and boarding team member serving aboard the USS Firebolt in 2004, was killed in the Persian Gulf when he and six other coalition sailers attempted to board a vessel coming too close to an Iraqi oil terminal. In this interview, recorded shortly before he died, Bruckenthal talks about his Coast Guard career. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jasmine Mieszala)
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