Tag: Coast Guard

Coast Guard Cadet Kicked Out For Refusing Vaccine Mandate Speaks Out

For failing to comply with the military’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate, the Coast Guard Academy in August disenrolled seven cadets. Sophia Galdamez, a 22 year old who had been in the academy for three years, was one of those cadets. She described her experience to The Epoch Times. At the height of the pandemic, when the…


US Coast Guard Rescues 3 Boaters Left Stranded, Fending Off Sharks After Fishing Trip Went Wrong

Three boaters were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard about 25 miles offshore from Empire, Louisiana, on Sunday after a fishing trip went drastically wrong. The U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland said in a press release that the three individuals were discovered after they failed to return from a fishing trip on Saturday, prompting a family…


COVID Vaccine Mandates Weakening US Military, Retired Real Admiral Warns

A retired U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral warned that COVID-19 vaccine mandates are weakening the military and driving down recruitment efforts. In a letter published Monday, retired Coast Guard Vice Admiral William “Dean” Lee criticized the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate. The rule, implemented in 2021 through the Department of Defense (DOD), has allowed for few religious…


COVID Vaccine Mandates Weakening US Military, Retired Vice Admiral Warns

A retired U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral warned that COVID-19 vaccine mandates are weakening the military and driving down recruitment efforts. In a letter published Monday, retired Coast Guard Vice Admiral William “Dean” Lee criticized the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate. The rule, implemented in 2021 through the Department of Defense (DOD), has allowed for few religious…


Biden Praises ‘Heroic Work’ of Coast Guard Diver Facing Discharge Over Vaccine Mandate

President Joe Biden on Friday publicly hailed the heroic work of a U.S. Coast Guard member who saved lives through Hurricane Ian, though the service member isn’t satisfied with the congratulations because he’s facing discharge over Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The White House issued the call in a press release on Sept. 30, when the president…


Biden Praises ‘Heroic Work’ of Coast Guard Swimmer Facing Discharge Over Vaccine Mandate

President Joe Biden on Friday publicly hailed the heroic work of a U.S. Coast Guard member who saved lives through Hurricane Ian, though the service member isn’t satisfied with the congratulations because he’s facing discharge over Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The White House issued the call in a press release on Sept. 30, when the president…


Coast Guard Separating Service Members Who Refuse Vaccine Mandate Without Due Process: Attorney

Like other branches of the nation’s military, the U.S. Coast Guard is facing recruiting challenges. In spite of this, the branch is letting go of experienced service members without due process over the vaccine mandate, holding little regard for sincerely held religious beliefs, according to an attorney and a retired Coast Guard officer. The Coast…


Coast Guardsmen Denied Religious Exemptions From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Sue Biden Administration

Guardsmen denied religious exemptions to the Coast Guard’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate are suing the force, alleging the denials violate federal law. Three Guard personnel who are Christians are leading the class-action complaint against the force, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and the Department of Homeland Security after their religious exemption requests were denied even though chaplains…


Coast Guard Suspends Search for 9 Missing Victims of Floatplane Crash Near Seattle

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for nine missing people who were involved in a floatplane crash on Sept. 4 off Seattle, Washington. “The Coast Guard has suspended its active search for the remaining nine missing individuals effective at noon,” the U.S. Coast Guard 13th District Pacific Northwest announced on Sept. 5, following a nearly 20-hour…


1 Dead, 9 Unaccounted for in Floatplane Crash Near Seattle

A deceased child has been recovered from a floatplane that crashed in Washington’s Puget Sound near Seattle on Sunday afternoon, as Coast Guard personnel continue to search for nine missing adults. The U.S. Coast Guard for the Pacific Northwest first received reports around 3 p.m. that a floatplane had plunged west of Mutiny Bay, Whidbey…