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WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. |
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ENJOYED THE CONVERSATION. |
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PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE CONTRIBUTING EDITOR DAVID HELVARG DISCUSSES HISTORY AND ACTIVITY... |
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THANKS FOR JOINING. I AM SUSAN PAGE AT USA TODAY SITTING IN FOR DIANE. SHE HOPES TO BE BACK ON THE... |
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THANK YOU. |
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WE INVITE LISTENERS TO TREND CONVERSATION. YOU CAN CALL OUR NUMBER, 1-800-435-8850 OR SEND AN E-MAIL.... |
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WHEN I GOT THERE TO COVER IT IT WAS CLEARLY THE ONLY PART OF THE GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONING AND PART OF... |
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WHAT EXACTLY DID THEY DO? |
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THEY CAME FIRST WITH AIR ASSETS, STARTED PULLING IN WITHIN EIGHT HOURS OF KATRINA THEY WERE PULLING... |
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YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THIS AS PART OF THE COAST GUARD CULTURE THEY HAVE THIS AUTONOMY TO MAKE DECISIONS... |
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PART OF IT IS THEY HAVE A HISTORY GOING BACK OVER TO INJURED 19 YEARS WHEN THEY WERE FOUNDED BY ALEXANDER... |
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PHONE LINES ARE OPEN. YOU CAN GIVE US A CALL AT 1-800-435-8850. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK A MOMENT ABOUT... |
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THEY WERE RESPONDING WHEN THE SECOND PLANE HAD. THEY WERE IN CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS, THEY REMEMBERED... |
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IF THEY HAD NOT BEEN ORDERED TO STAND DOWN COULD SOME OTHER PEOPLE -- |
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THEY ARE CONVINCED THEY WOULD HAVE SAVED SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON THE NORTH TOWER. |
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WAS ANYBODY HELD ACCOUNTABLE? |
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IT IS THE CHAOS OF THE MOMENT. WHAT HAPPENED THEN IS THE SMOKE TOWER CREATED PANIC. AFTER THIS PLANE... |
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SAVITT GAVE PEOPLE ANOTHER WAY TO GET AWAY FROM THE AREA |
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MOST PEOPLE -- IGER WITHIN NEW YORK AND MOST PEOPLE UNDERSTAND 80% OF PEAK WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE... |
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HAS THERE EVER BEEN IN THERE A TIME EVACUATION OF THAT MANY. PEOPLE IN THAT PERGOLA TIME? |
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THIS IS THE LARGEST. IT'S WHAT THEY DO. THEY ARE TRAINED TO RESPOND AND IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES... |
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HOW DID THEY EVEN -- THIS ODD COLLECTION OF VESSELS HOW DID THEY LET THEM KNOW THEY SHOULD GO THEM... |
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ON THE MARINE RADIO. THE COAST GUARD AND THE MAIN PORT OF THE COAST GUARD IS AN OFFICER AND THEY PUT... |
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THIS IS THE COAST GUARD STRIKE TEAM. |
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THERE ARE THREE TEAMS THAT RESPONSE, HAZARDOUS, WASTE, OTHER DISASTERS, AND THEY ARRIVED AND THE IMMEDIATE... |
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WE NOW WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME THERE WERE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS RESULTED FROM -- |
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LOTS OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE AS A RESULT OF THE REST OF THE GOVERNMENT NOT RESPONDING AT THE TIME.... |
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WHY DID THE COASTGUARD MODEL THE EPA TO GO AS -- |
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THERE WAS SOME RESPONSE KARL ROVE THE WHITE HOUSE AND OTHERS DIDN'T WANT TO CREATE PANIC AND THAT... |
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WE ARE TALKING TO DAVID HELVARG. HE'S WRITTEN A NEW BOOK CALLED "RESCUE WARRIORS: U.S. COAST GUARD,... |
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I TALKED TO THE CEO AT THE STATION AND HE'S NEVER GOTTEN AWAY FROM IT BECAUSE HE KNOWS THE COULD HAVE... |
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AND THE HELICOPTER PILOT I'M SURE FEELS THE SAME WAY. |
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I TALKED TO ONE OF THE TWO AND, YOU KNOW, THEY TRY TO GET BY. ONE OF THE SURF AND RUNS THE SCHOOL... |
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IT'S ALL -- HERE WE GO. (music)(music) |
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WELCOME BACK. I AM SUSAN PAGE OF USA TODAY SITTING IN FOR GHANIAN. SITTING WITH ME IN THE STUDIO IS... |
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WELL, THEY ARE THE SMALLEST AND LEAST KNOWN OF THE ARMED SERVICES AND PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE THEY... |
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DO PEOPLE IN THE COAST GUARD PHILIP THEY'RE FORGOTTEN AND DON'T GET THE CREDIT THE OTHER MEMBERS OF... |
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I THINK THEY FEEL THAT WAY BUT A KIND OF SET UP AND LIVE WITH IT. THEY GET CREDIT FROM EACH OTHER... |
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TALKED BEFORE THE BREAK ABOUT THE REMARKABLE ROLE THE COAST GUARD PLAYED ON 9/11. TELL US HOW THE... |
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YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER BECAUSE OF THEIR ORPHANAGES, LACK OF SUPPORT AND MISS PLACEMENT, THEY WERE GOING... |
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YOU USED THE WORD DUCKSCRUBBERS. |
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THEY ARE THE GUYS THAT DO THE FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT, THE FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ... |
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YOU ALSO WRITE ABOUT SERVE MEN. WHO ARE SERVED IN? |
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OF COURSE THERE ARE SEVERAL -- AND NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO ARE ALSO DESIGNATED SERVE MEN. THESE ARE THE... |
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WE HAVE AN E-MAIL THAT SAYS SHE IS A KATRINA IRAQI AND SAYS THANK UPC WE REMEMBER THE COAST GUARD.... |
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ACKLEY HE JUST ANSWERED THE QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE... |
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE CALL. |
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I THINK THE COAST GUARD WAS AND IS SOMEWHAT INSULATED BECAUSE AS I SAY IT IS BOTH WILL ENFORCEMENT... |
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WITHIN THE COAST GUARD WAS A POPULAR OR UNPOPULAR TO BE PUT IN THE HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT? |
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THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF SAY ABOUT IT. THEY WENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WHERE THEY... |
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WE HAVE A CALL FROM LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS. YOU'RE ON THE AIR. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WRITING THE BOOK. I WANTED TO COMMENT ABOUT WOMEN IN THE COAST GUARD ABOUT... |
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SO YOU SERVED IN THE |
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YES. |
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HOW LONG DID YOU |
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IT WAS A SPECIAL PROGRAM. I WAS ONLY ALLOWED TO JOIN IN 1965 FOR ONE YEAR OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING... |
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WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE COAST GUARD? |
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THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. WE WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO BE A STOREKEEPER AND WE COULDN'T -- WE HAD TO STAY ON... |
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THEY ARE SWIMMERS. |
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THANK YOU FOR CALLING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. |
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YES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. SINCE THE 70'S WHEN A FULLY INTEGRATED. THIS IS ONE OF THE ARMED... |
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WHO TENDS TO BE DRAWN TO SERVE AS OF THE COAST GUARD? |
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IT IS A MIX AND DEPENDS ON THE TIME CERTAINLY AFTER 9/11 THERE WAS A LOT OF PATRIOTIC RESPONSE. I... |
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IM SUSAN AND YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE DONNER AND SHOW. WE ARE TAKING CALLS, 1-800-435-8850. SCOTT... |
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I WAS IN FOR 25 YEARS FROM 78 TO 2004. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS, DAVID, FOR BRINGING ATTENTION... |
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WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE COAST GUARD? |
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I STARTED AS A SEAMAN ON A SHIP IN MISSISSIPPI AND WORKED MY WAY UP TO BECOME A PERSONNEL TYPE OF... |
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WE WERE TALKING JUST A MOMENT AGO WHAT DRAWS PEOPLE TO ENLIST IN THE COAST GUARD. WHAT DREW YOU AND?... |
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MY GRANDFATHER WAS IN THE COAST GUARD BACK IN WORLD WAR II. OF LISTENING TO HIM TALK ABOUT IT IS... |
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THE SUBTITLE IS AMERICA'S FORGOTTEN HEROES. |
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YOU SEE THESE MARINES AND NINE LETTERS IN YOU SEE SO YOU KNOW IT IS ONE OF THE ARMED SERVICES, BUT... |
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. |
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THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. THEY WERE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE LBJ'S WANTED DEPARTMENT... |
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WE HAVE A CALL FROM WATERTOWN, ROBERT, MRS. HE FELT THE COAST GUARD SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED THE... |
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NO. THERE IS TALK OF EXPANDING THE MISSION IS ESSENTIALLY EVEN THOUGH THEY DO CALABRIA AND HAVE A... |
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WE ARE TALKING TO DAVID HELVARG. HE'S WRITTEN A NEW BOOK CALLED "RESCUE WARRIORS." HE'S WRITTEN PREVIOUS... |
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YEAH. IN ALL PAUL CONVERSATIONS [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] |
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THIS IS THE ONE I WANT, HANG ON. WE STILL HAVE TIME. |
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OKAY. [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] I LIKE THIS ONE, DON'T TAKE THAT ONE. |
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JUST SOME OF THE STATE AND -- [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] AY, MIGHTY! [LAUGHTER] ONE OF THE GUYS SAID HE... |
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WELCOME BACK. I AM SUSAN PAGE WITH USA TODAY SITTING IN FOR A DYING MAN REHM TALKING THIS HOUR WITH... |
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YEAH, IT'S, AS I SAY IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A RANGE OF FUNCTIONS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, YOU KNOW,... |
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HERE'S AN E-MAIL FROM KEVIN FROM OKLAHOMA. MY DAD SERVED IN THE ATLANTIC ON THE SEA CLOUD, CONVERTED... |
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THE FOUGHT IN EVERY WAR IN HISTORY AND IN WORLD WAR TO THE MAJOR RULES WERE ESCORTS FOR THE LIBERTY... |
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WE HAVE WAR GOING ON WITH U.S. FORCES IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. WHAT IS THE COAST GUARD ROLE IN THOSE... |
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SMALL BIOSECURITY. THEY HAVE 110-FOOT CUTTERS GUARDING THE TERMINALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTACHMENTS,... |
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WE HAVE A CALLER FROM WHITE HOUSE POINT FLORIDA AND IT SEEMS TO APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TOPIC. WELCOME... |
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YES, MA'AM. |
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DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? |
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JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE COAST GUARD OXALATE, THE CIVILIAN ARMS. I OWNED A BOAT. I LIVE ON... |
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TELL US WHAT YOU DID IN THE COAST GUARD OXALATE. |
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I AM IN THE WATER ON FLORIDA. ALL I HAD A RADIO STATION IN MY HOME. OPERATED MY OWN BOAT AND USED... |
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DID YOU RESCUE VERY MANY PEOPLE? |
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AND SAM, SAM, DEFINITELY A LOT OF PEOPLE. |
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ALSO AT ONE TIME I WAS THE COMMANDER OF THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY FLOTILLA IN FLORIDA. |
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IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING HOW OLD ARE YOU? |
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I WILL BE 90 IN OCTOBER. |
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR GIVING THE CALL. THE COAST GUARD BOX OF A REPUTED |
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IS AN AMAZINGLY ONE OF THE COAST GUARD KIND OF MULTIPLIES FORCES WITH 30,000 CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS.... |
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ONE OF THE BIG JOBS THE COAST GUARD DOES NOW IS INTERDICT DRUGS. TALK UP THEIR EFFORTS ON THAT FRONT.... |
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THEY ARE ALL THERE CAPTURING MORE COCAINE FOR EXAMPLE THAN THE DEA, THE FBI, STATE, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT... |
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BECAUSE THE RULES ARE DIFFERENT FOR THE COAST GUARD? |
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IT IS UNDER TITLE TEN AND 14 BOTH WILL ENFORCEMENT AND MILITARY SO IT CAN DO THINGS LIKE MIGRANT INTRODUCTION... |
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THAT MEANS THE RULES FOR THE COAST GUARD THEY CAN DO IF THERE'S A FEDERAL DECLARATION BUT THEY CAN... |
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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS HAPPENING WITHOUT A LOT OF PUBLIC AWARENESS IS USE OF FORCE WHICH IS ALL... |
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LET'S GO BACK TO THE PHONE AND TALK TO MATTHEW FROM GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN. MATTHEW, THANK YOU FOR... |
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THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND I WANT TO THANK YOU. WE LOVED [INAUDIBLE] I AM RIGHT OUTSIDE COAST GUARD... |
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UNFORTUNATELY -- I GOT TO THE ANNUAL COASTGUARD FESTIVAL THERE. IT'S TREMENDOUS. TELL US ABOUT. |
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WE GET TO CELEBRATE WITH THE CITY THAT DOES A LOT OF WORK FOR US AND HELP PROMOTE THE COAST GUARD... |
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WE HAD -- [INAUDIBLE] I DESCRIBE A COAST MAN LOST IN 2004 WHEN THE FIRST SET THE SECURITY BARRIERS... |
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SO MATTHEW, YOU SERVE THE COAST GUARD YOURSELF? |
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I SERVED FOR A WHILE. ACTUALLY IT HAS BEEN THE MOST COMPETITIVE BRANCH -- I APPLIED TO BE AN OFFICER.... |
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MATTHEW, THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE IN THE COAST GUARD AND THE ARMY. |
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YEAH, AND AS I SAY, OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH UNDERFUNDED AGENCY THAT HAS MORE MISSIONS THAN... |
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IM SUSAN PAGE AND YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE DONNER AND REHM SHOW. WE HAVE AN E-MAIL THAT TALKS ABOUT... |
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IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM, BOTH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE. YOU HAVE MOST OF THESE COVERS... |
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YOU TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE GREAT VARIETY OF TASKS THE COAST GUARD CHOICE TO FILL. ONE OF THEM IS... |
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SINCE I SPOKE TO A PORT DIRECTOR IN BOSTON, SHE SAID, COASTIE SHE SAID THE FIRST TENANT WAS EXXON... |
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LET'S CLOSE WITH AN E-MAIL FROM COLUMN. NOT A DAY GOES BY ON THE BANKS WE WILL SEE AND APPRECIATE... |
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THANK YOU, SUSAN. REZKO I AM SUSAN PAGE OF USA TODAY SITTING IN FOR DONNER AND REHM. THANKS FOR LISTENING.... |
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A LOT OF MY COMPETITION IS THE SINBAD OF THE COAST GUARD ABOUT A MASCOT IN WORLD WAR II, ESCORT VESSEL.... |
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HOW LONG AGO DID THAT |
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1945. THE GARDEN AND IS THE FIRST MOVIE SINCE THE DISNEY COMEDY OF 1970, MANTLE LAUGHED BOATS. [LAUGHTER]... |
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WELL, I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTOOD -- |
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DAVID HELVARG IS A JOURNALIST, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR AND CONTRIBUTING EDITOR ON NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
