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COMDTNOTE 5700
SUBJ: FOUNDATION FOR COAST GUARD HISTORY (FCGH) AWARDS
1.  THE FOUNDATION FOR COAST GUARD HISTORY HAS ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS
OF THE 2011 FCGH AWARDS.
2.  THE UNIT HISTORY AWARDS GO TO THE COAST GUARD UNITS, ONE LARGE
AND ONE SMALL, THAT BEST FURTHER PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CURRENT
ACTIVITIES AND HONOR THE PROUD AND RICH HERITAGE OF THE U.S. COAST
GUARD.
    A. THE LARGE UNIT AWARD IS AWARDED TO USCG AIR STATION
CLEARWATER.
THE VOLUNTEERS AT AIR STATION CLEARWATER RESTORED HU-16E GOAT CGNR
1023 AFTER RESCUING IT FROM THE NOW CLOSED PATE AVIATION MUSEUM IN
FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE RESTORATION COINCIDED WITH THE 60TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GRUMMAN HU-16 ALBATROSS INTO
THE COAST GUARD FLEET AND THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITS MOVE FROM
ST. PETERSBURG TO CLEARWATER, AS WELL AS THE CENTENNIAL OF NAVAL
AVIATION. CG-1023 NOW COMMEMORATES THE CREW OF THE CG-1240, LOST IN
THE FOG ON A RESCUE ATTEMPT ON 6 MARCH 1967.
    B. THE SMALL UNIT AWARD IS AWARDED TO STATION HATTERAS INLET.
STATION HATTERAS INLET HAS HELPED REINSTITUTE AN AMERICAN PASTIME,
THE BEACH CART DRILL AS CONDUCTED BY THE CREWS OF THE UNITED STATES
LIFE-SAVING SERVICE IN THE YEARS PRECEDING THE CREATION OF THE COAST
GUARD. THE ALL-VOLUNTEER CREW WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
CHICAMACOMICO LIFESAVING MUSEUM TO PRESENT THE DRILL TWICE PER WEEK
USING ONLY TOOLS AVAILABLE TO 19TH CENTURY LIFESAVING CREWS. THE UNIT
ALSO WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHERS IN PRESENTING AN ANNUAL ONE-WEEK GUARDIANS OF
THE SEA SEMINAR FOR VISITING TEACHERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND
PARTICIPATES IN THE CHICAMACOMICO LIFESAVING MUSEUMS ANNUAL HEROES
DAY CELEBRATION, AMONG OTHER ONGOING PROJECTS DEDICATED TO THE
HERITAGE OF THE SERVICE BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.
3. BOOK AWARDS.
    A. THE WINNER OF THE BEST BOOK IN THE CATEGORY OF COAST GUARD
HERITAGE WAS C. DOUGLAS KROLLS BOOK - A COAST GUARDSMANS HISTORY OF
THE U.S. COAST GUARD. THE AWARD COMMITTEE FOUND HIS BOOK TO BE A
UNIQUE EXPLORATION OF ERA-SPECIFIC HEROES, WELL-RESEARCHED, AN EASY
READ AND AN UNPRECEDENTED CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIELD OF COAST GUARD
HISTORY.
    B. THE WINNER OF THE BEST BOOK IN THE CATEGORY OF LIGHTHOUSES WAS
STEVE MURRAYS - GUARDIANS OF THE HEREFORD INLET. THE AWARD COMMITTEE
DESCRIBED HIS BOOK AS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW AN AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE
HISTORY BOOK SHOULD BE WRITTEN, DETAILING BOTH SIDES OF THE MARITIME
DISASTER PREVENTION AND SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE STORY.
4. THE FOUNDATION FOR COAST GUARD HISTORY ALSO RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS
WHO HAVE MADE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN PRESERVING AND PRESENTING
THE COAST GUARDS RICH AND VARIED HERITAGE. THE RECIPIENT OF THIS
YEARS HERITAGE AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IS ROBERT M. GREEN, USCG
AUXILIARY. MR. GREEN, THE GRAPHICS BRANCH CHIEF OF THE USCG AUXILIARY
NATIONAL STAFF, TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO CREATE A COAST GUARD HERALDRY
MANUAL. HIS WORK IS COMPREHENSIVE, PROFESSIONALLY WRITTEN AND THE
FIRST ATTEMPT AT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COAST GUARD-WIDE STANDARDS OF
HERALDRY GUIDELINES TO BE ADHERED TO IN ALL SITUATIONS, INCLUDING USE
BY THE MEDIA.
5. THE FOUNDATION FOR COAST GUARD HISTORY WAS FORMED ON 4 AUGUST 1999
AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.  ITS OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
FOR THE COAST GUARD HISTORIAN, ENCOURAGE STUDIES RELATING TO THE
HISTORY OF OUR SERVICE, AND ACCORD RECOGNITION TO INDIVIDUALS AND
ORGANIZATIONS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE FCGH.  INQUIRIES AND
SUGGESTIONS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE FOUNDATION FOR COAST GUARD
HISTORY VIA THEIR WEBSITE:
HTTP://WWW.FCGH.ORG.
6. RDML KARL L. SCHULTZ, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS,
SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.