Coast Guard Day celebrated in Kuwait

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – Lieutenant John Titchen, Petty Officer 2^nd Class Mike Franco, Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Granquist, Petty Officer 2^nd Class Bonnie Wysocki, Master Chief Petty Officer Mark Moore, Petty Officer 1^st Class Tom Carry, Petty Officer 2^nd Class David Tonon, and Petty Officer 1^st Class Mike Brennan joined more than 1,000 members from the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps to celebrate Coast Guard Day by participating in the Coast Guard Day 5K, Aug. 4, 2010.

“It was awesome that they remembered us and celebrated Coast Guard Day,” said Tonon, a marine science technician and hazardous materials expert. “It definitely gave me some pride to be out there in a Coast Guard t-shirt and Coast Guard shorts in the middle of all these Army and Air Force folks.”

U.S. Coast Guard photo.

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – Eight Coast Guardsmen joined more than 1,000 service members from the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps to celebrate Coast Guard Day by participating in the Coast Guard Day 5k, Aug. 4, 2010. Runners braved the 93-degree heat at 6 a.m. to participate in the event sponsored by the Army’s Morale Welfare and Recreation staff at Camp Arifjan.

Coast Guardsmen are deployed to Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan in support of a number of operational and support roles. Coast Guard Day is Aug. 4 and a celebration of the service’s founding in 1790 as the Revenue Cutter Service by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.

U.S. Coast Guard photo.

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