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Sea legs for yet another blog...

4/30/2017

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Over the past three weeks I have brought you 3 blogs on the newest USCGC Munro that has now become home to over 100 men and women. Guardsmen and women  who serve their country, and the free world whilst carrying on the wonderful story of North America's great hero Ist Class Signalman Douglas Munro.

While working on the latest chapter in this story, about a month ago I stumbled onto yet another story that needs to be told in this space. It involves a navy woman hero... and another ship being built by the same Ingalls shipbuilders of Mississippi that have just brought the world the latest Munro Cutter.    

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About a year ago, then serving Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the US Navy had contracted for, and at the time,  had under construction 5 new Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyers like the one above. The fifth would be named after a woman. He was a strong advocate for the employment  and promotion of women within the navy and wanted to honour this special lady, a nurse and hero in the Naval service back in the early 1900's.

The was not the first in her honour.  From 1945 to 1979 another sailed the oceans of the world and did such  heroic service in WW11 and Korea she was awarded 8 Battle Stars. She was known as the " Leaping Lenah," but the official records called her the USS Higbee (DD806). 



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Well, not quite the first, but anyway, here is the first USS Higbee...
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And her crest...  
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This 1975 article pointed out that a number of vessels had been named after women prior to the Higbee. Even though the article misspelled her first name.  Here is a sketch of the Harriette Lane, of which you may recalling reading  in past blogs in this space.
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The Harriette Lane was a Northern vessel launched before the beginning of the Civil War, and captured mid-war by the South. It is understandable that they may not have liked her. She fired the first shot at Southerners in  the Civil War on entry to the harbour. She was attempting to resupply the handful of Northerners at Fort Sumter. 

The ship was named in honour of Harriett Lane who was the niece of the then serving President... Buchanan, who was unmarried. She acted as a sort of First Lady if you will!

But who, you ask, was Lenah Higbee?

Lenah had been nursing for many years when, at the age of 25 she married a Marine Corps Lt. Colonel by the name of Higbee,. he was slightly older. Actually 36 yrs older. And lost his wife a year earlier. Lenah had been practicing nursing for many years and also taking post graduate training when an opportunity came her way in 1908 after her husband had passed away. 

In May of that year President Roosevelt passed legislation creating the Navy Nurses Corps. Many applied, and with about a decade of nursing already, she was one of the 20 accepted into the corps that would see then become known as the Sacred Twenty.

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Here are the first 20 nurses in the new Navy Nurses Corps of 1908. Lenah is in the front row and 6 from the left. The following year she was appointed as the Head Nurse at the Naval Hospital on Norfolk.

By 1911 she would be not only the Chief Nurse but the top nurse, the Superintendent of the entire Corps. A title she would hold until retirement in 1922. Between its formation and today, the  Corp was first headed by 7 Superintendents. The title was then changes to Director and a further 17 would follow suit as the head of the Corps.

Many years after her service the civilian heads were given military ranks. Six would hold the rank of Naval Captain, the later 10 would hold the rank of Rear Admiral. 

Of all the heads of the corps, Lenah's service was within two months of tying the longest service of any of them.


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This picture of Lenah was taken about 1920. She appears to be wearing some form of insignia on her left sleeve, which I have yet to figure out. She is also apparently wearing  the ribbons of 2 medals, but I have yet to discover what they are.

Here's an interesting  news-clip a few years later...

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And another most fascinating article...
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Not long before this article appeared there was quite a stir up in the world of military medals. (This is not the story of the Purge of 1916-17.) Such that it caused the government to take a major step backwards, revisiting the awarding of many medals and the results are partially shown above. I have edited out much that is not of concern to this article but left in the  quite shocking news that Lenah, according to this article was awarded a Medal of Honor. This would make her the second of only two, to women in the entire history of the medal.

I have done quite a bit of research in this, more is needed, but I have yet to find ANY other document supporting this award being made. I also note that at the Arlington National cemetery site, where Lenah lies at rest today, the internet article says she was awarded a Navy Distinguished Service Medal as well. A bravery medal just 4 down from the Medal of Honor. Again I can find no confirmation yet regarding this.

However it is very well documented that only 4 women in the history of the US Navy have been awarded the Navy Cross, just the 1st medal down from the Medal of Honor, Three of these were posthumous awards and the fourth, the only medal awarded to a nurse still alive, was that awarded to Lenah.

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Here we see the US Navy Cross on the left and the navy's Distinguished Service Medal. Two very prestigious medals indeed. But note the ribbons, nothing like what Lenah seems to be wearing above.

By the way, I should probably mention that Lenah W. Sutcliff Higbee, almost the longest serving Superintendent of the US Navy Nurse's Corps and only living Navy Cross recipient, when awarded, was born on 18 May 1874. And her birth place, with a population of about 3,000 at the time,  called itself Chatham.

And that is in the Canadian province of New Brunswick!

see you next week,

Bart

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Pacifist turned hero part lll

4/23/2017

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Over the past several years I have often brought you news items about Vancouver BC born Douglas Munro. Events at his grave in Cle Elum, (a state historic site) and especially the fact that not long ago the United States Coast Guard Head Quarters building back in Washington DC was recently named in his honor.

Recruits in both the US Marines and the USCG learn during their basic training about Douglas' heroism some 75 years ago. It was on an island so far away and called Guadalcanal that he and others rescued the marines who had been driven off the island and into the ocean.

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Guadalcanal is one of a handful of islands known as the Solomons, and located  north east of Australia. It was here that the Japanese were starting to build an airfield that would give tactical advantage that the Allies could not allow, Thus, taking the island became one of the American first objectives after joining the war. (The red balloon shows Guadalcanal.)
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The first maps are further enlarged with this third one. It shows Honlara as the 3rd town along the northern coast of the island of Guadalcanal at bottom right. At the coastline immediately above this area and slightly to the left is a small point of land known at Point Cruz. It would be at the waters edge just to the left of this point where Douglas Munro and his crew of Higgins landing craft rescued the lives of some 500 Marines. Some of whom I believed went on to earn Medals of Honor. And one being the later famous Chesty Puller.

And it would be here that Douglas Munro would yet again show his bravery, but this time at the cost of his life. And from these actions he would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

In the earlier blogs I noted that the Navy named a destroyer escort after Douglas and the Coast Guard followed with a high endurance cutter named in his honour and stationed to this day at Kodiac Alaska.

About three years ago it was announced that the 6th of a series of newer... bigger and faster and much more powerful LEGEND CLASS cutters would be built and named in honour of First Class Signalman Douglas Munro.
 
You can watch an 11 minute video about this latest class of cutters at    www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUs1GeBty6E

The new Munro cutter's  hull was laid down in mid 2013, and by Dec 2015 she was launched along the east coast of the US. On 15 Nov 2015 USCGC Munro (WMSL 755) was christened by his great grand niece Julie Sheehan. Watch this video...   www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmTS5TXqv7g 

Like purchasing a car and doing the usual tire kicking, the cutter was put though her own sea trials last August.

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The trials must have been successful as Commander King, the new ship's Captain was later given the key to the ignition switch (hehe) by Dereck Murphy, the Cutter program manager at  the Ingalls yard at Pascagoula Miss, as USCG Commander Chris Webb, the Commander  of the guard's Resident Office, Gulf Coast watches. It appears the key did not come with a spare. Hmmm!

Soon the cutter would start her less than boring (see last 2 blogs) sailing some 8,000 miles, down through the Gulf of Mexico, through the Panama Canal and northbound to Seattle for some final checking of nuts and bolts I guess, and then the most formal Commissioning on 1 April.

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This image was taken on approaching Seattle Washington.
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The tugs have just about completed pushing her up to the Pier 91  docks along the Seattle waterfront. The Large building to the left is where the reception and Commissioning ceremony took place.

Here is yet another video showing the Cutter's arrival at Seattle.   www.dvidshub.net/video/516454/coast-guard-cutter-munro-arrives-seattle


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In the last blog I spoke of the opportunity to speak with the officers and crew, and present them with a flag of Canada, in remembrance if Munro's Canadian birth. In those remarks, like others with many dignitaries on Friday and Saturday, I reminded all of the incredible ever expanding numbers of non-American born Medal of Honor recipients there were. Prior to leaving the pier on Friday  this photo was taken.

It was probably also on Friday at some point that the Captain and  crew presented these plaques....

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Several years ago I had the privilege of interviewing Pat Sheehan. She was  Doug Munro's sister and only a few years older than Douglas, and also Vancouver BC born. Her son, also called Douglas, is shown at above right. Next to him is cousin Eliza Sheehan, and at his far right is his daughter Julie. These plaques are identical to the one presented to me on Friday 30 March. 

On Saturday an early morning allowed all to meet and greet many dignitaries, senior Coast Guard officers, actual crew members, descendants and others. At one point I was talking to an officer who it turns out is the CG's national chaplain. Even more interesting, he was one of the handful that came out in Washington DC for the unveiling of the new marker for Joseph Noil a few months back and of which you have read much in this space.

In a chat with him and the top officer in the CG, the Commandant, Admiral  Zukunft I expressed my thanks on learning of all the work the CG does in DC to help clean up and make repairs etc, and even place flags and do remembrance services for the veterans buried at St Elizabeth's were Noil lies at rest. More particularly, the Guard's help in conducting the new marker unveiling ceremony for him a few months back was recognized. A ceremony that corrected Noil's burial under the wrong name for about 134 years.

It was also very rewarding to meet with and briefly discussed my work with Vice Admiral Midgette, Commander of the Pacfic Area  and Defense Force West as well as Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan who chairs a committee  that overseas the work of the CG and other entities, all part of the new Homeland Security Department.  The Senator said he would have one of his staff make connections with me.

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Members of the US Navy band North West entertained during the reception and at several points during the formal commissioning ceremony.
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Having seen the pictures of Doug Sheehan many times on the net, he was easy to pick out of a crowd of close to 500 by the time the ceremony started. When I mentioned to him that I would like to see some form of a monument   honouring Doug Munro at Vancouver BC, he and several others were most interested. As plans start to come to paper I will speak again with them for input.

Note I am wearing a gold star. This was the "ticket" into the reception. I am also wearing the Canadian Forces Decoration medal and the Sovereign Medal for Volunteers, on left as you look at the image above.

I also had a brief chat with Gary Williams, as I believe I mentioned in last blog. Gary wrote the book that came out about a year ago about Douglas, and called... the Guardian of Guadalcanal. He has promised an autographed copy will be coming my way soon.

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Here you can see the crew gathering just before the seats became full, and all would be called to "attention" as the dignitaries took their places on the platform.

The band then played the US National Anthem, and the Sea Service Ceremonial Honor Guard smartly marched in the Colours. Then followed Captain Gregory Todd from DC as above mentioned with the Invocation and then we heard from the President of Ingalls who briefed us on the Legend Class new cutters and the story of the Cutter Munro's life of just 3 short years so far.

Next came a few words from retired Captain Miller, who is the serving President of the Navy League's Seattle Council and proud host of this very event. Vice Admiral Midgette, Commander of the Pacific Area and Defense Force West then spoke. These were followed by remarks from the Coast Guard's Commandant and the Senator from Alaska.

The theme from most was the incredible heroism of Doug Munro, the legacy he has given for the guard to carry on at the highest level despite obstacles that would challenge most on a daily basis, and to keep the enviable record of coast guard service, now over 225 years long, for the next 225 and more.


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The Commandant (on right)  has just commissioned the Cutter and now congratulates its new Captain,. Commander Thomas King. A snapshot in time that will remain with these officers and some 500 others in the room for many a year.

After brief remarks from Captain Thomas, he went about setting the first duty watch on the cutter. For this he requested the assistance of Ms. Eliza Sheehan who would present the symbolic Long Glass, (telescope) to the first ever Officer of the Watch.

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At center stage we see the Long Glass being presented to the officer who must soon send her first watch of guardsman to their duties. Following this, her cousin Julie, who is the official sponsor of the cutter, and to whom the christening fell last year, would "Bring the Cutter to Life" by so stating it has now been commissioned.

The Commander of Pacific Area would then order the ship's crew to report for duties at which all crew made a sharp left turn and exit the reception area at the double quick time,  double out to the cutter's ramps, and up they went to their to their duty stations.

While all of this was going on the ship also hoisted it's colours. The men and women taking the stations and the rising colours were very emotional moments for most in the room.

If you click on this link, you can watch this actually happening... foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/national-security-cutter-munro-is-americas-real-border-1794003759  

(Scroll down to 2nd image and click on it.)

A few days later the Munro sailed out of the Seattle harbour and traveled south about 800 miles to her first home port at Alameda California. Once the home port of her sister.. the Douglas Munro of Kodiac.

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Here is a video of the Munro as she approaches, and goes under the Golden Gate and on to her new home just a few more miles away.
www.dvidshub.net/video/518244/coast-guard-cutter-munro-arrives-bay-area-b-roll


That's more than enough for today. Please feel free to offer your comments, and join me again next Sunday and a story of another Canadian hero lost to most historians north of the 49th parallel. And this one will be of most interest to the ladies in the audience.

till then,

Bart

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Pacifist  turned hero, part ll

4/16/2017

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Last week's blog ended with my presentation  of the flag and 4 members of the Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association's presentation of a plaque to the Captain and crew of the USCGC Munro 755.

Not mentioned in that blog was that all presenters also received a wonderful gift from the captain and crew. A gift over and above the tremendous honour of actually being there and allowed to address them as well.  Here is that gift...    

The Combat Veteran's representative and I were also given a wonderful plaque from Captain King and his crew. This for our efforts to help keep alive Douglas Munro's and the Coast Guard's tremendous story of  their constant heroism in the carrying out of  duties for the  country and indeed the world.  Here is an image of mine...  
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While apparently not a tradition in Canada, in the US the Navy and Coast Guard have a planking ceremony, somewhat unlike walking the plank, I was most pleased to learn.

When a new ship is added to the fleet, all those officers,  men and women  assigned as its first crew are given the honor known as the plank award. In older days tradition has it that the PLANK, one of the pieces of wood on the main deck, is owned by all those first serving and at some point they could come to collect it. Though not known if any actually did.

Nevertheless it is quite an hour to receive the award and of course become a very important part of the history of the vessel. To receive an Honorary Plank is wonderful keep-sake and tribute to the work I have done over the years. It is most appreciated and shall always be a prized possession and displayed in my home for all to enter, view, and be assured to get more than an ear-full from me on the story of Douglas Munro.

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This is a group shot of the officers and men and women of the crew and the Coast Guard Veterans reps and myself. Captain King stands 2nd to my right as we faced the camera. Two over and on his knees is the Command Master Chief of the vessel. Bent down no doubt because he stands about 9 ft tall, physically,  by experience, respect and pride from his and the CO's crew.

When the presentations and photo ops finished most went about their business. Several approached me for brief chats and one in particular  was holding a copy of a most recent book ..."Douglas Munro... Guardian of Guadalcanal," written by Gary Williams whom I was destined to meet the following day.

The young female Petty Officer had a fantastic glow on her face and I had to ask her why she was so excited. I am not sure who had the bigger glow... her or I when she said that when I was speaking and made mention a few times about Canada, she had shivers going up her spine. It turns out her family, like that of at least one other came from Canada, though neither guardsman was Canadian born. She asked me to autograph her book. A first for me... EVER.

The next day I assume she got Mr. Williams to also autograph it. And with some interest, as I was introduced to him, and presented my business card, he read it. His first statement was... "I have heard of you," and hastened to add that they were good things not bad.

The PO obtained permission and spent some time to take me on a tour of the Cutter. I was told that the shop could accommodate two helicopters at the same time and that  the very deck we made presentations on was one of the landing platforms. At mid ship I was shown an area where a rescue boat could be launched and shown a  long and a short haul rescue craft at the rear of the ship.

Tours of the lower decks avoided sleeping quarters for obvious reasons, but we did visit the all ranks eating quarters, officers and petty officers mess halls...or should I say tinny rooms... and noted that at the door to the PO's mess was a tiny window you could not see through as it was affixed with a wonderful photo of Doug Munro as a youth. In the officer's mess there was a wonderfully crafted mug rack containing ship's mugs with officers names on them. The top row appeared to be reserved for the Captain, the XO,  Douglas Munro and some family members.

We also had a look at the upper command deck were a rather large crew of specialists were expected to work their magic to navigate and so much more as the vessel travels the oceans of the world.  The taken of pictures was allowed during most parts of the tour but my camera was seized for some of the time.

Here are a few of the pictures taken... 

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The ship is "equipped with automatic weapons systems,capable of stopping rouge vessels far from shore, detection and defense capabilities against chemical, biological and radiological attacks and state-of-the-market command and control electronic systems," according to the program handed out on Saturday. 

Much of this and many images of these Legend Class cutters can be  found at the web site...
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUs1GeBty6E

Here are the Officers' and Munro mug...


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and the rescue, boarding vessels...
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One of the well known images of Douglas is shown above, and I couldn't resit trying to take the same shot. But it seems either the stairway of today  is a lot narrower or my blazer was a lot bigger.. Hmmm!

With the number of stairways and the number of times the crew must go up and down, you can imagine the workout they must get daily.

It being Easter, I must get going in another direction. But by next Sunday, if not earlier, I will bring the third blog and comments about the wonderful commissioning ceremony at Seattle on April 1, 2017.

till then,
Bart

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Teen pacifist better remembered  for  75 years as a world class war hero!

4/12/2017

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Over about 18 years of research and four as author of some 400 blogs mostly about war heroes, and in particular the Medal of Honor recipients from, or with connections to Canada, I have been privileged to enjoy many wonderful milestones. Most of these with the help and assistance  from folks in many walks of life.

I have interviewed a Victoria Cross recipient multiple times and sat in his home, and been in the homes of at least  three Medal of Honor recipients as well as perhaps a dozen or more homes of descendant recipients. Have shaken the hands of about 45 MOH men and even that of President Abraham Lincoln... sort of. (That story is on this site.)

Have walked the Lincoln route from the train station and stood where he delivered his famous address. Have unveiled several MOH grave markers, been involved in two buried under wrong names for over 130 years, told family they were related to a MOH man, escorted others to a memorial thousands of miles from their home so that they could run their fingers across his engraved name, more than doubled the accepted number of MOH men connected to Canada, stood and paid respects at graves of Canadian heroes in several Canadian provinces and US States and so much more.

Last week's visit to Seattle equaled so many if these  milestones over these years.  Trips made  to recognize those Canadian almost lost to our history. 

Douglas Munro is little known in Canada, but not so in the US. His birth at Vancouver BC and relocation to Washington state in pre teen days, joining the USCG before the US entered WWll, and his heroism, at the cost of his life, has been well documented on this site over the years.

As a youth his self taught skills with the drums and bugles led to many accolades. His trips to the Cle Elum Cemetery to practice the "Last Post" was, as he would later claim... "the least I could do for those old vets". Little did he know that for about 75 years he would be on the receiving end of that and other tunes at the same cemetery. His grave therein would become a state historic site.

When interviewing his sister several years ago I was told that he was taken out to do some hunting as a teen...but he couldn't pull the trigger.  He did not want to kill anything! His sister added that when he decided to join the military just before his 20th birthday, he wanted to become involved with a unit that was not out for the kill.. but to save lives... and thus,  he turned to the US Coast Guard. An agency who's website today tells that they have saved over OVER ONE MILLION LIVES in past years.

Here is America's latest life saving tool. It crews about 150, is over 400 feet long and displaces 4.500 long tons and can race along at about 30 knots.  Like two war ships before, she proudly carries the name of Douglas Munro, as her namesake.

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More than 11,000 men and women employed at the Huntington Inglass Shipyards at Pascagoula Mississippi created this monster. Her name is USCGC Munro (WMSL 755) and she can handle just about anything the sea can throw at her, can stay operational off shore up to 90 days, and has a range of some 12,000 miles. Her defensive  and offensive toys are state of art, though not something I want to talk about, other than to say you'd best not make her mad at you.

After sea trials along the east coast. and a christening at the shipyard, she was sent off on her 8,000 mile journey to Seattle for final touch-ups, and preparations to become operational. Then came the  Commissioning Ceremony of which I was thrilled to be invited to, was held last Saturday.

This is the third vessel named in honour of First Class Signalman Douglas Munro. The first was a Navy destroyer and operated honourably  from 1944 till 1965. The 2nd was  the first Coast Guard Cutter named in his honor... as the DOUGLAS MUNRO, while the third is just THE MUNRO. to avoid confusion. The 2nd vessel continues to do important service operating out of Kodiak Alaska and has had several home ports over her extensive career in life saving, patrol  of the fisheries, watching out for illegal immigrants and the constant look-out for attempts to bring drugs  into the US.

Some 500 guests and participants at the Seattle service heard of the Munro's being put to the test even before being commissioned. Enroute she was called upon to save 3 stranded on a life raft. A second incident had 3 standing in empty oil barrels. Most interesting that on closer examination the crew found lots of little bags of white stuff floating all about the oil drums. They contained about 5 Million worth of cocaine.

Now, had it been Civil War says, maybe they could have got some prize money for the enemy ships (or little white bags) they captured. But I think cocaine doesn't fit that bill. And speaking of the CW days, readers should note that the UNCIVIL war started on today's date... back in 1861 when a woman started firing away.

That woman was Harriet Lane....   a ship, named after a relation to the President, and firing at a fort in Charleston Harbour as it attempted to enter to resupply the union soldiers at Fort Sumter.

Harriet was the niece of President James Buchanan at the start of the war, and actually an acting First Lady at the time. The ship in her name was one of those in the US Revenue Cutter Service, the forerunner of today's USCG.

But getting back to Seattle,  early Friday morning the Ship's captain and complete crew had assembled on the deck to report for duties of the day. These began with the accepting of two presentations. 

The first was from the USCG Combat Veterans Association, and the 2nd was from Douglas's place of birth... Canada.

I had previously asked if the ship would accept, and then asked the Lt Governor of BC, Munro's province of birth, if she would have a Canadian flag flown over Government House at Victoria, presented to me, and I in turn to the Captain and Crew of the new Cutter.

Approval being granted, I further asked that the flag be flown during the week of 25 March as that was the very day, back in 1863 that the very first Medal of Honor was presented to a recipient in the US. It was presented to Jacob Parrott, at the White House, as he was the youngest of the first of six survivors recently released by the Confederates, and  involved in the famous Great Locomotive Chase made famous several years ago by Walt Disney.

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The Ship's Captain, Thomas King addresses the crew and has them gather closer for the two presentations.
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During my brief remarks I noted, in humour, that Douglas was born in Vancouver and hastened to add... "that's our Vancouver, not yours." I got a rousing laughter over that, rather than  a dunking which pleased me to no end. I think you can see the Captain's smile at this.

Then came the unveiling of the presentation flag. I noted that it was flown over Government house, the significance of the week flown and as exposing the back of the presentation box first... and of course on purpose. Therein you can see what is there... if you look real closely.

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On the reverse is a small dollar store Canadian flag. As I showed it I was talking about how it was flown over Government House, and that our Government House in each province may be a little smaller then the Governor's houses throughout the individual states. But the crew first looked and then broke into  loud claps and laughs as I commented that.."whoops, I think I showed you the wrong side" and then flipped it over to show the real flag flown.
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And here is that flag!

On Sunday I will be back to talk about the tour l had later that day and of course the most impressive Commissioning ceremony the following day.

till then,
Bart

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Canada Came of Age with the hard fought and costly battle at  Vimy Ridge 100 years ago this Sunday!   Days later, after others had tried for months and failed, Canada took the Ridge!

4/7/2017

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Because of my extensive research in Medal of Honor recipients from Canada, I have been given a wonderful opportunity to showcase some of this work at a Vimy memorial event. It takes place this weekend and involves some 30 groups and displays here in Victoria.

I have been working on it all week and realize that time will not be available to bring you my next blog on Sunday. It will ,appear by Wednesday following and will tell the story of the exciting commissioning last Saturday at Seattle of the newest and fastest... and most impressive new Cutter in honour of Vancouver BC born Douglas Munro. His story has oft appeared in this space.

That story will be published by Wednesday, latest, and I have another exciting story to bring on the Sunday following. And it, with a twist of fate, also has a connection to the Munro story. .

So please stay tuned,

cheers,

Bart
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