http://wallyboston.com/2008/08/04/happy-birthday-to-the-us-coast-guard/ Communicating about higher education issues. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:29:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://wallyboston.com/2008/08/04/happy-birthday-to-the-us-coast-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-815 Commander John Hooper Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:31:58 +0000 http://wallyboston.com/?p=158#comment-815 No apology really necessary--we do have a thick skin" being slighted by our sister-Services pretty routinely in their DOD advertising material. Nevertheless, you have made a humble, sincere and expeditious effort to correct the problem. Furthermore, and most importantly, the many Coast Guard students and alum value and remain proud of their association and education received at APUS/AMU. I anxiously await the new calendar. No apology really necessary–we do have a thick skin” being slighted by our sister-Services pretty routinely in their DOD advertising material. Nevertheless, you have made a humble, sincere and expeditious effort to correct the problem. Furthermore, and most importantly, the many Coast Guard students and alum value and remain proud of their association and education received at APUS/AMU. I anxiously await the new calendar.

]]> http://wallyboston.com/2008/08/04/happy-birthday-to-the-us-coast-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-814 An Apology to the Coast Guard | Wallace Boston Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:43:25 +0000 http://wallyboston.com/?p=158#comment-814 [...] For a number of years, we have printed a calendar for our students serving in the armed forces.  In previous years, the theme for the pictures was “Our Athletes Don’t Play Games” with pictures of service members provided by the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security.  This year, we altered the theme to “A University of Heroes.”  Somehow in the changing of the theme and printing format, our marketing department left out the Coast Guard.  This was an inadvertent, but unfortunate error and we are reprinting the calendar.  The Coast Guard is the only branch of the Armed Services that resides outside of the Pentagon although it reports to the U.S. Navy in times of war or at the direction of the President.  There are approximately 40,000 men and women who serve on active duty with the Coast Guard.   For a short history of the Coast Guard, please see my birthday greeting article. [...] [...] For a number of years, we have printed a calendar for our students serving in the armed forces.  In previous years, the theme for the pictures was “Our Athletes Don’t Play Games” with pictures of service members provided by the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security.  This year, we altered the theme to “A University of Heroes.”  Somehow in the changing of the theme and printing format, our marketing department left out the Coast Guard.  This was an inadvertent, but unfortunate error and we are reprinting the calendar.  The Coast Guard is the only branch of the Armed Services that resides outside of the Pentagon although it reports to the U.S. Navy in times of war or at the direction of the President.  There are approximately 40,000 men and women who serve on active duty with the Coast Guard.   For a short history of the Coast Guard, please see my birthday greeting article. [...]

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