Ahoy Fellow Tuggers
We all know it has
been a bizarre several years! Since our last reunion in Troy, NY in
2018, we have all
struggled with COVID, flu, and all our other
medical issues, inflation, and on it goes. I’m sure that
many of you, if not
ALL, assumed the CGTA had “vanished.”
As for the Tug
Association, that reunion’s membership vote for president was won by
Active Duty,
(then) LCDR Justin Vandenheuvel. Since then he has advanced to CDR and
had several duty changes
which have kept him from taking over, and I
add another five years as your prez. (For what it’s
worth, I beat FDR’s
years in the White House – 12 – with 18 for the CGTA). My pleasure to
continue as
prez until Justin reaches a solid unit when we could have a “Change of
Command.” With a bit of
luck we should be able to complete that by
Spring and before a hopeful reunion in 2024!
YES – we are still in
business after 20 years!
Semper Paratus
CWO3 C. A. (Sandy) Schwaab, USCG Retired,
Prez.
Fellow Tuggers
We are trying to complete an update of our membership email
list. Over the last few months, we have sent out bulk emails to
all our members; each time, many dozens of addresses currently
on file have bounced back as undeliverable (the list IS getting
shorter). To ensure that we can get information to you through
emails, we need to have accurate addresses. I would ask that all
members who have not received an email from the Tug Association
in the last 6 months to please go to the About section, click on
Contacts, click on Membership, and send me your current email
address. Thank you.
2024 Dues
NOTE: We have
added
PayPal for your convenience
If you haven't yet
mailed your annual dues we ask that your checks be mailed to the
below address.
Member Benefits
¨ Membership
in a growing Coast Guard Veteran’s organization
¨ Satisfaction
of helping preserve the heritage of one of the world’s most
respected maritime organizations
¨ Periodic
newsletters covering plans, projects and progress
¨ Embroidered
CGTA Logo patch for Life Members
¨ Custom
Gold and color filled CGTA Challenge coin for Life Members
¨ CGTA
Membership certificate suitable for framing for Life Members
¨ CGTA
Membership Identification card
¨ A
growing assortment of memorabilia available for purchase
through the Ship’s Store.
Please mail your 2024 dues to
Coast Guard Tug
Assoc.
PO Box 771535
Lakewood, OH 44107
The Coast
Guard Tug Association is a non-profit 501 C3 Veteran's
organization located in Cleveland, Ohio, whose mission is to
preserve the heritage and history of Coast Guard Tugs,
and to continue the camaraderie and Esprit de Corps of those
veterans who served in them.
Our goal is to educate the public of the vital role
these cutters played in search and rescue, icebreaking
for commercial shipping and maintaining aids to
navigation; and highlight the important role they played in
United States maritime history. With our mission clearly
defined, please explore this website, learn about the Coast
Guard's work horse cutters.
Learn about
their rolls in maritime safety past present and future.
Learn what it is like to be "Guardian
Of The Seas".
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