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COMDTNOTE 5700
SUBJ: FOUNDATION FOR COAST GUARD HISTORY (FCGH) COAST GUARD UNIT
AWARD
1. THE FOUNDATION FOR COAST GUARD HISTORY (FCGH) WAS FORMED ON 4
AUGUST 1999 AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. ITS OBJECTIVES ARE TO:
     A. PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE COAST GUARD HISTORIANS OFFICE
     B. ENCOURAGE STUDIES RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF OUR SERVICE, AND
     C. ACCORD RECOGNITION TO INDIVIDUALS, UNITS, AND PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS FOR BOTH SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT AND FOR RAISING
PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE CHALLENGES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND CHARACTER OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROUD HERITAGE OF THE
COAST GUARD.
2. EACH YEAR THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES BOTH A LARGE (MAJOR CUTTER,
AIR STATION AND SECTOR) AND SMALL (PATROL BOAT, SAR STATION) COAST
GUARD UNIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF THE
SERVICE. THE LARGE UNIT WINNER RECEIVES FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND THE
SMALL UNIT TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THEIR MORALE FUND. THE CRITERIA
FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE UNIT AWARD ARE:
     A. UNITS CAN BE ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE, AUXILIARY SQUADRON, OR
SPOUSES CLUB.
     B. UNITS MUST BE ENGAGED IN A SPECIFIC UNDERTAKING AIMED AT
FURTHERING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CURRENT ACTIVITIES OR THE HISTORY AND
HERITAGE OF THE COAST GUARD.
     C. UNITS THAT RECEIVE THE AWARD MAY NOT RESUBMIT FOR A PERIOD OF
FIVE (5) YEARS.
3. THE WINNER IN THE 2011 LARGE UNIT CATEGORY WAS 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.
4. IN THE 2011 SMALL UNIT CATEGORY, THE WINNER WAS STATION HATTERAS
INLET. STATION HATTERAS INLET 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 WORKED 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 WORKED 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
PARTICIPATED IN THE CHICAMACOMICO LIFESAVING MUSEUMS ANNUAL HEROES
DAY CELEBRATION, AMONG OTHER ONGOING PROJECTS DEDICATED TO THE
HERITAGE OF THE SERVICE BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.
5. FOR THE 2012 COMPETITION, UNITS AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT A CONCISE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION, WITH TWO COPIES, OF THEIR
EFFORTS. THESE MAY BE A SINGLE SPECIFIC COMPLETED PROJECT OR AN
ONGOING, CONTINUING UNDERTAKING. PHOTOGRAPHS AND PRINTED MATERIAL
RELATED TO THE PROJECT ARE USEFUL BUT NOT NECESSARY. MATERIAL WILL
NOT BE RETURNED.
6. ADDITIONALLY, UNITS AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO
NOMINATE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FURTHERING OF COAST
GUARD HISTORY. DOCUMENTATION SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF A LETTER, WITH
TWO COPIES, DETAILING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. IN 2011
THE HERITAGE AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT WAS ROBERT M. GREEN, A USCG
AUXILIARIST. 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 WAS 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.
7. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS 31 OCTOBER 2012.
8. MAIL ENTRIES TO: COAST GUARD UNIT AWARD COMMITTEE, FOUNDATION FOR
COAST GUARD HISTORY, C/O JOHN GALLUZZO, PO BOX 213, HULL, MA 02045.
9. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FCGH WEBSITE AT
WWW.FCGH.ORG.
10. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
11. RDML STEVE POULIN, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS,
SENDS.