Made with Xara © all rights reserved on this site @ 2011 One old Coastie remembers all the good times and the hard times. Good times were working law enforcement on the Colorado River and Lake Powell. What do you remember about your service in the Coast Guard. Was it good or not so good. A lot of things happen in life that we don’t like much, but over all most things are good. Feelings Units Served On An Old Coastsie Remebers Underway Rescue Training The hard times were being in Vietnam 1968 during the Tet Offensive and staring down the barrel of 3 inch recoilless rifle on an enemy fishing boat entering territorial waters to supply arms and ammunition. I joined the Coast Guard right out of high school, the events of the day had the Draft going on and many young men were being called up to military service and at that point you went where they sent you mostly the Army. I chose the Coast guard because I wanted to help someone else that needed help more than I did.  I got to meet a lot of new people from all walks of life. We had lawyers, hells angels, mechanics, construction workers to name a few. Boot camp was a real eye opener, with all the things you needed to learn. And now boot camp has changed even more with all the new things going on in the world such as survival techniques and equipment used.   • Minnetonka WHEC 67 • Engineman School • CGC Acushnet • Loran Station Nalo Point • 40 Footers Port Hueneme • Boating Safety Lake Mead • 41’s Long Beach • Boating Safety Colorado River • Americas Cup San Diego