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MY COAST GUARD PAGE

Click to see the "USCG News Station"

I would do it all over again. I spent four plus years.   Boot Camp, Sonar School, The CGC Spencer, and Base St George.   I did work, I did play, I did learn, and I did travel. Did I grow up? A little.

To see The 2009 Spencer Reunion in Boston 

          To see The 2008 Dedication of the Spencer Mast at Cape May The 2008 Dedication of the Spencer Mast                         

To see The 2006 Reunion of Treasury Class Cutter members       

To see Pictures from My Boot Camp or Fleet Sonar School

To see Pictures from my stay on the Cutter Spencer click here.

Below you will see my ship the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer W-36. The majority of my four plus years were spent aboard this ship. Almost half, at sea. 

The Spencer served the nation for more than 37 years and when decommissioned in 1974, she was the most decorated cutter in the Coast Guard fleet. 

  Click Picture of Spencer for the Spencer Association web site.

In June I visited with old shipmate/best friend Paul Franklin. We had not seen or heard from each other in 44 years.  Pictures 1960 & 2005. Paul has also left us. It was one of the best things in my life when we reunited.

I'm on right at top picture, left on bottom picture

To see who was aboard the Spencer around Thanksgiving time in 1961, go to the ROSTER

For those who are bored and with little to do, there are a few Coast Guard stories (Center group of STORIES) These were originally placed there for my children, but you may be interested.

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If you wish a response, my email is sandypond1@yahoo.com NOTE: I will not open your email If you do not  start your subject line with "BLC".  I am receiving many emails at this address, and without BLC, if I do not recognize them, I will not open them.