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Congratulations

• BM3 Mark T. Boivin of Station Padre Island, Texas was the 1998 recipient of the Douglas A. Munro Award for Inspirational Leadership. The award is given to a Coast Guard enlisted member for demonstrated outstanding leadership and professional competence. Boivin, a former reservist, earned this distinction after only seven months on active duty. LT Gary L. Tomasulo, commanding officer of CGC Key Largo (WPB 1324) is the 1998 recipient of the CAPT David H. Jarvis Award for Inspirational Leadership. The award is given to a CG officer for outstanding contributions to the highest standards of competence and leadership in the USCG. Both Tomasulo and Boivin were honored at the Navy League’s national convention in Chicago during July. See ALCOAST 038/99 for details.

• LCDR Robert Meyer, USCGR, was recently awarded the Employer Support of Guard & Reserve’s Seven Seals Award by Brig. Gen. Thomas Cutler, 127th Wing commander at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. Meyer, owner of Precision Measuring Corp. in Fraser, Mich., was recommended for the award by his employee, Ronelva Gietzen, a Master Sergeant with the 127th Mission Support Flight. Gietzen said Meyer is an "outstanding supporter of my Guard service." Only three Seven Seals Awards are given each year by the state committee for ESGR to employers who go above and beyond the legal requirements to support their Guard employees. When accepting the award, Meyer said the skills Gietzen developed on her Air National Guard job made her a successful candidate for her civilian position and she continues to be valuable to the company. Meyer also said he understands the difficulty of balancing two careers, as he is a 19-year veteran of the Coast Guard Reserve and drills as an operations officer at Coast Guard Group Detroit.

• Jessica Lillie, daughter of CDR and Mrs. Christopher Lillie and Joshua Mehling, son of CDR and Mrs. Stephen Mehling, each won a $1,000 scholarship through The Retired Officers Association recently. Joel Saulter, son of CG Reservist CAPT and Mrs. Jerry Saulter, was the first runner-up. All are attending college: Lillie at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Mehling at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.; Saulter is attending Seattle Pacific University.

• LT Michael B. Bee, USCGR, of MSO San Francisco, was recently awarded a Certificate of Merit Reservist of the Year Award by the Navy League of the United States, Pacific Central Region, for outstanding service. He was honored at the Navy League’s July 9 luncheon at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Calif.

Medals & Awards

Meritorious Service Medal

CDR Jim Yacobi, Mobile Support Unit, Curtis Bay, Md.

Joint Service Commendation Medal

CDR John J. Marks, Joint Chiefs of Staff (E.Eur Div.)

Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service

LCDR George Plante, USCGR(Ret-1)

Coast Guard Achievement Medal

LCDR Ken Carlile, MSO Morgan City, La.

LT Robert P. Rushlow, HDCU 110

LT Nathan B. Smith, USNR, HDCU 110

LT Marc Taylor, MSO San Francisco

LTJG Victoria A. Kennedy, USNR, HDCU 110

CWO Stephen Friday, MSO San Francisco

DCCM Kory Gabrielsen, ISC St. Louis

BMCS James Hancock, ISC St. Louis

BMC Steven Daugherty, ISC St. Louis

ETC Richard L. Hines, ESD Baltimore, Md.

YNC Ellen Lautenschlager, HDCU 201

 DC1 Mark Webb, ISC St. Louis

EM1 Jeffrey Theros, ISC St. Louis

MK1 Richard McComber, ISC St. Louis

Commandant’s Letter of Commendation

LT John Livingstone, Jr., MSO San Francisco

IVC Brendan Kerin, CGIS NW Region

MST1 Jessica Brooks, MSO San Francisco

PS1 Robert J. Minard III, MSO Tampa, Fla.

SK1 Michael V. Pepitone, HDCU 110

MST2 Mark Rea, MSO San Francisco

MST3 Steven Guidi, MSO San Francisco

Joint Meritorious Unit Award

USCG Element of JTRU, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.

CG Meritorious Team Commendation

YNC Ellen Lautenschlager, HDCU 201 (3 awards)

Armed Forces Reserve Medal

LCDR William Tubbs (20 years)

PSC Steven Rupnow (10 years)

Retirements

AUGUST 1999

MK2 David B. Wear, D13

 SEPTEMBER 1999

LCDR Roderick S. Hooker, D13

LCDR Russell W. Lynn, D7

LCDR Melissa M. Sheppard, D11

YNCS Jeanine M. Love, D9

PSC James D. Littlejohn, D8

PS1 James H. Windley, D8

TC1 Richard G. Portwine, D1

PS3 Porfirio A. Gutierrez, D8

OCTOBER 1999

CDR George K. Kantz, D9

CDR John E. Paquet, D1

LCDR Alfred Apodaca, D13

LCDR Robert F. Babcock, D9

LCDR Donald S. Delikat, D1

LCDR James L. McBride, D1

LCDR Richard E. McCulley, D11

LT Eugene G. Rodgers, D5

CWO4 Joseph J. Kozaczka, D1*

PACS Amleto M. Toscano, D5

QMCS George A. Eiskamp, D1

PSC Ronald H. Dulin, D11*

PSC Gary Muniz, D1

YN1 Mark K. Chronister, D5

BM2 Stephen H. Safrit, D5

MK2 Kirby J. Boudreaux, D8

MK2 David D. Faires, D13

NOVEMBER 1999

CAPT Grover N. Lipe, D8