• A Story Close to Home: My Father's Coast Guard Yarns

  • Jan 2 2025
  • Length: 28 mins
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A Story Close to Home: My Father's Coast Guard Yarns

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  • My father, Al Bryant, enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1974, and served aboard the 1936 USCG Cutter Duane for the first few years of his service. Eventually he re-enlisted and served on the Willamette River out of Portland, Oregon, but it was very auspicious that he was assigned to the Duane, because it brought him to Portland, where he'd meet my mom.

    Some of these stories are in their umpteenth telling, but a few were new to me as he spoke.

    See the slideshow: From Pine to Palm on YouTube

    See what became of Duane at The Water Society's website.

    More information about my dad: Obituary

    Our family would appreciate your support of Dr. Bradley McGregor's Pan-Mass Challenge ride in honor of Dad.
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