BMC Watson's Coast Guard Geocoin
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Owner:
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CaptZug and UTB4Me
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Released:
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
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Origin:
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South Carolina, United States
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Recently Spotted:
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In #unitedinorange
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I retired just shy of 22 years active duty with the United States Coast Guard. Would have stayed longer but too many wild rides in little boats on big waves took a toll on the back. I got to see a lot in my career, more than most. I started in St Louis Missouri where I operated the big cranes that dropped equipment to the buoy tenders that worked the rivers. After becomming a Boatswain's Mate, I traveled to Baltimore Maryland where I became certified as a rescue boat coxswain and a law enforcement petty officer working the upper Chesapeake Bay. I moved on to Key West Florida with the Mobile Aerostat Detachment, if I tell you more I may have to shoot you. Then it was back to the rivers, Paducah Kentucky, preventing and/or tracking polution in the rivers. Another trip to Key West to be the First Lieutennant on the USCGC SHEARWATER (WSES-3) until she was decommissioned. Home again to South Carolina at Georgetown Station. This was my favorite station, and I was all set to be the Executive Petty Officer when I was ordered to become an Instructor instead. So off to Yorktown Virginia where for the first 3 years I instructed navigation, team coordination and other essentials at Boatswain's Mate A School and Coxwain C School. Staying in Yorktown another 3 years, or at least being based there, I was able to travel to all coastlines of the United States as an evaluator for the UTB Standardization Team. From Alaska to Puerto Rico, if there was a Coast Guard Station with a UTB, I have been there. The Coast Guard then did something very strange. They merged two ratings that, other than navigation, had nothing in common. Quartermasters, who had previously took on the responsibilities of Signalman when that rate was dissolved, became Boatswain's Mates. The bonus for me was that a job that had been traditionally a Quartermaster was now available to me....Navigation Chief on the USCGC DALLAS (WHEC-716). So off I go to join my ship in Rota Spain and just in time for the second Gulf War. Shock and Awe man, Shock and Awe. When our time was up in the Mediteranean we returned home to our home port of Charleston South Carolina and spent a lot of time in the Southern Caribbean Sea hunting for the elusive Caribbean Snow, of which we confiscated tons and tons. Now I am retired, watching the beach, wishing I was back at sea. I hope my coin can have as many great adventures as I did.....Fair Winds and Following Seas....
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go.warcat placed it in #unitedinorange
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- 19.76 miles
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Very sad to see this coin go. This is a pretty secure location so I felt this was a safe place to deposit the coin. I accidently logged that I dropped a DIFFERENT coin here so now I need to figure out how to get that one back. D'oh! It's been fun traveling w/the Coast Guard these past few weeks. Safe adventures!
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go.warcat took it to 12 Days of Christmas - Day 2- December 26
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Washington
- 8.87 miles
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Just completed a series of 13 different caches by the same geocacher. Thought I'd do a TB dip here for some miles. My next mission will be to find a decent place to release this coin ...
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go.warcat took it to GCGOD GeoCache #3
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Washington
- 8.89 miles
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Quick TB dip for miles. This was a cool cache. Had to crawl across a downed tree (that was both slippery and very high up there) to get to the log. Good thing I have some Army trrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaining under my belt. laugh
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go.warcat took it to My New Job (2)
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Washington
- 6 miles
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Another TB dip for mileage. Nothing to see here. Move along!
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go.warcat posted a note for it
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Slapped an Army Engineer coin down and tried to challenge my Muggle husband. Nope. He had his. I slapped down the geo-Coastie coin and claimed I had more coins! We bought each other a drink. haha!!
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go.warcat posted a note for it
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I was Army. Here is a geo-coin one of my battle buddies gave me this summer.
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go.warcat posted a note for it
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My muggle husband is Marine Corps. Here is his favorite Challenge Coin.
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go.warcat took it to 3-Be on your GUARD
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Washington
- 4.47 miles
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Just getting TB miles.
Tonight, when I got home, I replaced the plastic holder your coin was in. The original one was ripped and had dirt in it. I also added a laminated instruction sheet to go w/it (took the instructions off of your coin's page). I just got a new lamination machine so I'm going crazy. I don't want anything to happen to your coin so I thought instructions may help. I will be releasing it soon. Until then ... cache on!
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go.warcat took it to A View of the Pacific. .. (Highway)
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Washington
- 115.67 miles
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Just getting some TB miles.
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go.warcat retrieved it from End of the Road
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Washington
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This former Army MP will gladly move this coin along!
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