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I'm writing in support of, and an expansion of, your excellent editorial regarding our precious Coast Guard and the impact of the Coast Guard Auxiliary ("Coastie Erosion," October 2023, Editor's Watch). First, some background. I have been a Coast Guard aux-iliarist for 23 years, 10 years when in Bangor, Maine, and volunteering with Coast Guard Stations in Maine (Rockland, Southwest Harbor, Jonesport and Eastport) and as a member of the Auxiliary Flotilla out of Bangor. Then I was an auxiliary member for 10 more years volunteering out of Coast Guard Station Tybee in Savannah, Ga. I have volunteered for four years out of Coast Guard Station Fort Myers, Fla., and now live in Naples, Fla. Additionally, I hold a 100-ton master's license and have intermittingly served on the Maine Maritime Academy's Board of Trustees for over 30 years and am a proud trustee emeritus of that fine institution. |