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January 13, 2023
The Coast Guard returned another 177 Cuban migrants who were caught at sea off Florida to the island on Thursday, while a group of about…
Kamala Harris thegrio.com
April 29, 2022
VP Kamala Harris will speak at the Coast Guard commencement ceremony in New London, Connecticut on May 18.
May 2, 2021
San Diego lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies responded around 10:30 a.m. following reports of an overturned vessel.
A Coast Guard cutter and an athletic building on the Coast Guard Academy campus are being named in honor of the former NFL defensive back.
Hasson
February 21, 2019
According to court documents, Christopher Paul Hasson sought to establish a “white homeland” in America and was a follower of European racist mass murderer, Anders Brevik
Coast Guard
May 25, 2018
A group of 18 African-American men and women graduated from Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday, reports Connecticut’s The Day. Collectively, the graduates represent the largest amount of newly minted Black Coast Guard ensigns, adding much-needed diversity to the institution.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 18, 2012
Orlando Morel, 24, was just 6-years-old when he was recused at sea by the United States Coast Guard…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Since becoming the first African-American to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy in 1966, Merle Smith has seen more diversity among the corps of cadets…
February 7, 2012
CONNECTICUT – The Coast Guard petty officer who saved singer Sean Kingston after his jet ski crash in Miami Beach last May is being honored with a medal for his actions Tuesday…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 24, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has telephoned 10 U.S. service members stationed abroad to wish them a happy Thanksgiving and praise their military service…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
June 27, 2011
CONNECTICUT – The new class of U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London had barely stepped on campus before making history…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
TheGrio’s 100 – Lt. JG La’Shanda Holmes’ claim that she ‘didn’t grow up with a silver spoon’ is an incredible understatement…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 8, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) – Despite additional funding and government mandates, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy is floundering in its efforts to recruit blacks to join the ranks of its cadets…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 2, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) – The Coast Guard said initial reports indicated all 13 crew members from the rig were in the water. One was injured, but there were no deaths….
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 27, 2010
ROBERT, La. (AP) – The gusher off the coast of Louisiana has spilled at least 7 million gallons of crude into the sea since an oil rig explosion April 20 that killed 11 workers…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 25, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to work together to boost the number of African-Americans at its 1,000-cadet service academy…