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| Seattle: Local Coast Guard Team Heading To The Persian Gulf |
| 2002-12-28 |
| TACOMA - A Coast Guard port-security unit from Tacoma will be deployed to the Persian Gulf to provide port security for U.S. forces stationed there, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., announced Friday. Sen. Murray didn't mention if some of the USCG units would be building day care centers as part of their duties.... The unit's 112 reservists and five active-duty personnel will be used to establish and protect a security zone around U.S. military assets in the gulf, Murray said. Check the ratio there, 112 reserve - 5 active. The exact date the unit will leave for the Middle East is not known, nor its length of service and location, Murray said. The unit has six deployable small boats. |
| Posted by:Frank Martin |
| #3 112:5 is a pretty honest ratio for a Port Security unit. Not every day you need to keep those Iraqi dolphin-UDT and Frogman teams from blowing up you Aegis cruiser! |
| Posted by: Jack 2002-12-29 06:41:29 |
| #2 Too bad, guys. Patty's in trouble, tough sh*t for you. What a warrior she is. Hope she stops by to autograph a few grenades before you ship out. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2002-12-29 00:11:56 |
| #1 The call-up has been quiet, and subtle, and going on for weeks. All over the web, in comments threads, in various other ways, people have been remarking on spouses, friends, family members, or themselves being called up. Career retired servicemen and women are being called back as well. And now the hospital ship is heading to the Gulf. Think Saddam is marking off days on his calendar with X's? He should be. |
| Posted by: Meryl Yourish 2002-12-28 14:35:17 |