Dedication of memorial plaque honoring the U.S. Coast Guard’s presence in the City of Charleston
July 26, 2021Please join Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg; USCG Base Charleston Commanding Officer, Captain Veronica Brecht; USCG Sector Charleston Commanding Officer, Captain John D. Cole; USCG Cutter Hamilton Commanding Officer, Captain Matthew T. Brown; Vice President of the Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association, Captain Bruce F. Bruni, USCGR (ret); Executive Director of the Foundation for Coast Guard History, Commander Gary M. Thomas, USCG (ret); and Volunteer Researcher for the USCG Atlantic Area Historian’s Office, Commander Peter Rascoe, USCGR (ret) at the dedication ceremony for a memorial plaque honoring the U.S. Coast Guard’s more than 230 years in the city of Charleston. The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Waterfront Park (near the southern end of the park, adjacent to the east end of N. Adgers Wharf and facing the Cooper River).
WHO: Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg
Captain Veronica Brecht, Commanding Officer, USCG Base Charleston
Captain John D. Cole, Commanding Officer, USCG Sector Charleston
Captain Matthew T. Brown, Commanding Officer, USCG Cutter Hamilton
Captain Bruce F. Bruni, USCGR (ret), Vice President, Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association
Commander Gary M. Thomas, USCG (ret), Executive Director, Foundation for Coast Guard History
Commander Peter Rascoe, USCGR (ret), Volunteer Researcher, USCG Atlantic Area Historian’s Office
WHAT: Dedication ceremony for a memorial plaque honoring the U.S. Coast Guard’s more than 230 years in the city of Charleston
WHERE: Waterfront Park (near the southern end of the park, adjacent to the east end of N. Adgers Wharf and facing the Cooper River)
WHEN: 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 27, 2021