Growing up, I lived in Hampstead, Md., and you really didn't hear much about the Coast Guard in that area. We were about an hour-plus from the Chesapeake Bay. I enjoyed water activities, but 1 didn't know much about the service. It was not until I graduated high school that I started learning more about the Coast Guard and the work they did.I worked as a general contractor for a little while and grew tired of that, and realized I was getting a little older, so finally decided one day I was going to join the Coast Guard. I went down to the recruiter station and I started the paper work in April 2001. After the Sept.
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