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So Others May Live: Coast Guard's Rescue Swimmers: Saving Lives, Defying Death

by Martha Laguardia-Kotite and Tom Ridge
So Others May Live: Coast Guard's Rescue Swimmers: Saving Lives, Defying Death

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ISBN13: 9781599211596
ISBN10: 1599211599
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Fourteen true, amazing, and inspiring stories of some of the bravest men and women youll ever meet So Others May Live is the untold story of the U.S. Coast Guards quiet but resolute rescue swimmers. From deep ocean caves on the Oregon coast to the panicked and chaotic streets of post-Katrina New Orleans, here are their stunningly heroic stories—some of the greatest maritime rescues attempted since the program was started in 1985. These feats, told through the eyes of the heroes, reveal an understanding of how and why the rescuer, with flight crew assistance, risks his or her own life to reach out to save a stranger. Covering diverse environments—oceans, hurricanes, oil rigs, caves, sinking vessels, floods, and even Niagara Falls—this is truly a cant-put-it-down collection.

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“Commander LaGuardia more than earns her stripes with an extremely well researched and documented book describing the inside story of how and why the U.S. Coast Guard jumped into the rescue swimmer business. I strongly suggest keeping a towel nearby to wipe off the salt water after each rescue is described.”—PTEROGRAM, journal of the Ancient Order of the Pterodactyl (U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Association)

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So Others May Live is the untold story of the U.S. Coast Guard's quiet but resolute rescue swimmers. From deep ocean caves on the Oregon coast to the panicked and chaotic streets of post-Katrina New Orleans, here are their stunningly heroic stories. In startlingly clear and exceptional writing, Martha LaGuardia-Kotite tells twelve heroic stories of the greatest maritime rescues attempted since the program began in 1985. These feats, told through the eyes of the heroes, reveal an understanding of how and why the rescuer, with flight crew assistance, risks his or her own life to reach out to save a stranger. Covering diverse environments--oceans, hurricanes, oil rigs, caves, sinking vessels, floods, and even Niagara Falls--So Others May Live is truly a can't-put-it-down collection.

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Dramatic, compelling, downright unbelievable accounts of the Coast Guard's often unsung heros.


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Martha J. LaGuardia-Kotite is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and a writer with hundreds of magazines articles to her credit. This is her first book. She lives in Niceville, Florida.


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ISBN:
9781599211596
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
09/02/2008
Publisher:
G05
Language:
English
Pages:
260
Height:
.80IN
Width:
5.90IN
Thickness:
.75
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2008
UPC Code:
2801599211598
Author:
Martha J LaGuardia-Kotite
Author:
Tom Ridge
Author:
Martha Laguardia-Kotite
Author:
M Laguardia Kotite
Author:
Laguardia-Kotite
Subject:
United States - Sea
Subject:
Sociology-Disasters and Disaster Relief

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