R 072102Z FEB 12

ALCGPSC 023/12
SUBJ: HALF-MASTING IN HONOR OF DECEASED RETIRED FLAG OFFICER
A. MY 181222Z JAN 12//ALCGPSC 008/12//
B. USCG REGULATIONS, COMDTINST M5000.3 (SERIES)
1. REF A ANNOUNCED WITH REGRET THE DEATH OF RADM ALBERT A. HECKMAN,
USCG (RETIRED).  HE DIED 16 JAN 2012 IN MCLEAN VA, OF NATURAL CAUSES,
AT AGE 93.  BURIAL WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY 8 FEB 2012 IN PORT WASHINGTON
NY, IN A PRIVATE CEREMONY.
2. IAW ARTICLE 14-10 OF REF B, THE NATIONAL ENSIGN WILL BE FLOWN AT
HALF MAST AT ALL SHORE UNITS AND BY ALL AFLOAT UNITS NOT UNDERWAY,
THROUGHOUT THE COAST GUARD, ON WEDNESDAY 8 FEB 2012 IN HONOR OF RADM
HECKMAN.
3. PARAGRAPH 2 OF REF A WAS A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE COAST GUARD
CAREER OF RADM HECKMAN.  AFTER HIS RETIREMENT ON 1 OCT 1974 HE WAS
ACTIVE WITH A VARIETY OF VENTURES INCLUDING FOUR MAJOR PROJECTS:
    A. PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A LARGE BREAKWATER TO
CREATE A NEW PORT OF ENTRY AT ORAN, ALGERIA.
    B. LOGISTICS MANAGER FOR BUILDING A MODULARIZED OIL REFINERY ON
THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA.  DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER THE BARGES WITH
THE MODULES FROZE IN BEFORE REACHING THEIR DESTINATION SO THE FINAL
DELIVERY WAS MADE OVERLAND VIA A SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED CAUSEWAY.  THE
REFINERY IS STILL IN OPERATION.
    C. ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE NATIONAL STRATEGIC OIL
RESERVE PROGRAM.
    D. UPGRADE OF NORTHEAST RAIL CORRIDOR INFRASTRUCTURE.
    E. ON THE EVE OF HIS DEATH HE EXPRESSED THE SATISFACTION THAT
THROUGHOUT HIS SERVICE CAREER HE SAVED LIVES.  HIS LAST WISHES WERE
TO BE BACK AT SEA WHERE HE WAS HAPPY, AND SERVING THE U.S. COAST
GUARD ONCE AGAIN.
4. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, RADM HECKMAN REQUESTED DONATIONS TO COAST
GUARD MUTUAL ASSISTANCE.  CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MAILED TO COAST GUARD
MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, USCG MAIL STOP 7180, 4200 WILSON BLVD, SUITE 610,
ARLINGTON VA  20598-7180, OR DIRECTLY ONLINE THROUGH
HTTP://WWW.CGMAHQ.ORG .
5. RADM D. R. MAY, PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER, SENDS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.