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Minding the helm : an unlikely career in the U.S. Coast Guard /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gilheany, Kevin P., 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Denton : University of North Texas Press, [2019].
Series:North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 14.
Subjects:
Gilheany, Kevin P., > 1963-
United States. > Coast Guard > Officers > Biography.
U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band.
United States. > Coast Guard > History > 20th century.
Bagpipers > Biography.
Band musicians > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • Boot camp
  • 402 lives saved
  • A rough start
  • Adventures on the high seas
  • Challenger
  • Airborne
  • Tall ship sailor
  • Hooligan navy
  • Shipmates and scoundrels
  • Southern belle
  • Hazardous bars
  • Life and death decisions
  • Chief Petty officer "on leadership"
  • Bagpipes, blessings and bereavement
  • 9/11 Operation Noble Eagle
  • U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band
  • Endnotes.