Pacific Area Awards Dinner Thursday, April , • San Francisco Coast Guard Foundation Fallen Heroes Scholarship Fund Photo by Mike Kittrell
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Pacific Area Awards Dinner thursday, april , • san francisco coast guard foundation Fallen Heroes Scholarship Fund photo by mike kittrell by photo For those who made the greatest sacrifice, your help is needed. With your support, the Coast Guard Foundation provides scholarships to benefit the children and dependents of Coast Guard personnel who make the ultimate sacrifice and perish in the line of duty. For more information, visit www.CoastGuardFoundation.org. welcome to the coast Guard Foundation PacicArea AwardHs H DH inne thursday, april 25, 2013 san Francisco Thank you for joining us in supporting the men and women of the United States Coast Guard. Your support of their efforts is critical to our success, and we thank you for your generosity. coast guard foundation 2013 1 pacific area awards dinner coast guard foundation pacific area awards dinner H H H presentation of colors Base Alameda Color Guard national anthem United States Coast Guard Band Brass Quintet Welcome & america’s cup previeW Mr. Gary Jobson Master of Ceremonies Welcoming remarKs Michael Nerney Dinner Committee Chairman invocation Captain Robert Marshall, USN Pacific Area Chaplain dinner remarKs Vice Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, USCG Pacific Area Commander 2013 coast guard foundation pacific area aWards presentation Keynote speaKer Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr., USCG Commandant of the United States Coast Guard service medley United States Coast Guard Band Brass Quintet coast guard foundation 2013 2 pacific area awards dinner admiral robert j. papp, jr. Commandant United States Coast Guard H H H dmiral robert j. papp, jr. assumed the duties of the 24th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on May 25, 2010. He leads the largest component of the Department Aof Homeland Security (DHS), comprised of 42,000 active duty, 8,200 Reserve, 8,000 civilian and 31,000 volunteer Auxiliarists. The Coast Guard is “Semper managing and supporting 13,000 Paratus” — Always Ready — to use Coast Guard Ready Reservists and its distinctive blend of military, all Coast Guard Training Centers. humanitarian and law enforce- Admiral Papp has served in six ment capabilities to save lives and Coast Guard cutters, commanding property at sea, protect and main- four of them: Red Beech, Papaw, tain our ports and maritime trans- Forward, and the training barque portation system, secure our bor- EAGLE. He also served as com- ders, respond to natural disasters, mander of a task unit during Oper- protect our marine environment ation Able Manner off the coast and defend our nation. of Haiti in 1994, enforcing United The Coast Guard is also Amer- Nations sanctions. Additionally, ica’s oldest continuous seagoing his task unit augmented U.S. Naval service and one of the nation’s five Forces during Operation Uphold armed services. We trace our histo- Democracy. ry back to August 4, 1790, when the He is a 1975 graduate of the first Congress authorized the construction of ten vessels United States Coast Guard Academy. Additionally, he to enforce tariff and trade laws and to prevent smug- holds a Master of Arts in National Security and Strate- gling. Our people are committed to the Coast Guard’s gic Studies from the United States Naval War College core values of Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty. and a Master of Science in Management from Salve As a flag officer, Admiral Papp served as Command- Regina College. er, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, where he was operation- Admiral Papp is the 13th Gold Ancient Mariner of al commander for all U.S. Coast Guard missions within the Coast Guard. The Gold Ancient Mariner is an hon- the eastern half of the world and provided support to orary position held by an officer with over ten years of the Department of Defense; as the Chief of Staff of the cumulative sea duty who has held the qualification as a Coast Guard and Commanding Officer of Coast Guard Cutterman longer than any other officer. Headquarters; as Commander, Ninth Coast Guard Dis- Admiral Papp is a native of Norwich, Connecticut. trict, with responsibilities for Coast Guard missions on He is married to the former Linda Kapral of East Lyme, the Great Lakes and Northern Border; and as Director Connecticut. Admiral and Mrs. Papp have three daugh- of Reserve and Training where he was responsible for ters, and one granddaughter. coast guard foundation 2013 3 pacific area awards dinner vice admiral paul f. zukunft Commander, Pacific Area Commander, Defense Force West United States Coast Guard H H H ice admiral paul f. zukunft previously served as the Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship. His other Headquarters flag assignments Vinclude the Director of Response Policy and the Assistant Commandant for Capability. In 2010, Vice Admiral Zukunft Vice Admiral Zukunft gradu- served as the Federal On-Scene ated from the United States Coast Coordinator for the Deepwater Guard Academy in 1977 with a Horizon Spill of National Signif- Bachelor of Science degree in Gov- icance, where he directed more ernment; from Webster University than 47,000 responders, 6,500 ves- in 1988 with a Master of Arts degree sels and 120 aircraft during the in Management, and from the U.S. largest oil spill in U.S. history. Naval War College in 1997 with a Vice Admiral Zukunft was Master of Arts degree in National promoted to flag rank in 2006. His Security and Strategic Studies. previous flag assignments include He is a graduate of the Asia Commander, Eleventh Coast Pacific Center for Strategic Studies Guard District and Director, Joint Executive Seminar and Harvard’s Interagency Task Force West. Kennedy School of Government Vice Admiral Zukunft’s senior National Preparedness Leadership staff assignments included Chief Initiative course. of Operations, Coast Guard Pacific Area and Chief of Vice Admiral Zukunft is a native of North Bran- Operations Oversight, Coast Guard Atlantic Area where ford, Connecticut. He wears the permanent Cutterman he directly supervised all major cutter operations in the pin and is a certified NIMS ICS Type I Area Com- Atlantic and Pacific theaters. He also served as Chief of mander. His personal awards include the Department Staff, at the Fourteenth Coast Guard Districin Honolu- of Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal, lu. He has commanded six units and served extensively Defense Superior Service Medal, three Legions of Merit in the cutter fleet where he commanded the cutters and five Meritorious Service medals with “O” device, Cape Upright, Harriet Lane, and Rush. among others. coast guard foundation 2013 4 pacific area awards dinner H national anthem and service medleys H star spangled banner united states merchant marine O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light, Heave ho, my lads, heave ho What so proudly we hailed at the It’s a long, long pull with our hatches full. twilight’s last gleaming, Braving the wind, braving the sea, Whose broad stripes and bright stars Fighting the treacherous foe. through the perilous fight, Heave ho, my lads, heave ho, O’er the ramparts we watched, Let the sea roll, high or low, were so gallantly streaming? We can cross any ocean, sail any river, And the rockets’ red glare, Give us the goods, and we’ll deliver, the bombs bursting in air, [Darn] the submarines, Gave proof through the night that We are the men of the Merchant Marines. our flag was still there; O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, united states air force O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun; united states army Here they come zooming to meet our thunder, First to fight for the right, At ’em boys, Give ’er the gun! And to build the Nation’s might, (Give ’er the gun now!) And The Army Goes Rolling Along Down we dive, spouting our flame from under, Proud of all we have done, Off with one helluva roar! Fighting till the battle’s won, We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey! And the Army Goes Rolling Along Nothing’ll stop the U.S. Air Force. Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hey! The Army’s on its way. united states coast guard Count off the cadence loud and strong From Aztec shore to Arctic zone, For where e’er we go, To Europe and Far East. You will always know The Flag is carried by our ships, That The Army Goes Rolling Along. In times of war and peace. And never have we struck it yet, united states marines In spite of foe-men’s might, From the Halls of Montezuma Who cheered our crews and cheered again, To the shores of Tripoli, For showing how to fight. We will fight our country’s battles We’re always ready for the call, On the land as on the sea! We place our trust in Thee. First to fight for right and freedom, Through surf and storm and howling gale, And to keep our honor clean, High shall our purpose be. We are proud to claim the title “Semper Paratus” is our guide, Of United States Marine. Our fame, our glory too. To fight to save or fight to die, united states navy Aye! Coast Guard, we are for you! Anchor’s aweigh, my boys, anchor’s aweigh, Farewell to college joys, we sail at break of day Through our last night on shore, Drink to the foam until we meet once more, here’s wishing you a happy voyage home! coast guard foundation 2013 5 pacific area awards dinner coast guard foundation 2013 pacific area awards dinner Awardees- cgc Bertholf, homeported in alameda, transits out of the san francisco Bay and into the pacifi c ocean as it starts a deployment.