Houston Museum to unveil special exhibit dedicated to Coast Guard’s Pea Island Lifesaving Station
HOUSTON — Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Texas City in collaboration with the National Naval Officer Association Greater Houston Chapter have coordinated a special exhibit dedicated to the Pea Island Lifesaving Station, to be displayed at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum and the exhibit unveiling scheduled for Friday, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
As the first all-African American crew to serve within...
A new cutter with a legacy to fill
Story and photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert
On a warm December day, in Manteo, N.C., on Roanoke Island, the men and women of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge stepped onto historic grounds.
The Coast Guard men and women are greeted with smiles from a welcoming small crowd, many who represent families who have lived on the island since colonial times.
The crew, led by Cmdr. Christian...
Coast Guard to re-dedicate building to African American hero
CAPE MAY, N.J. – Coast Guardsmen and Cape May civic leaders will re-dedicate Coast Guard Training Center Cape May’s galley to U.S. Lifesaving Service Keeper Richard Etheridge in honor of Black History Month Thursday at 11 a.m.
Etheridge Hall, which is the dining facility for all permanent party and recruits, recently underwent more than $65,000 in renovations to the staff dining area. The crew...
