Photo By Petty Officer 3rd Class Tori Barrett | The crew of USCGC Munro (WMSL 755) completed Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials...... read more read more
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The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) got underway from Sand Island, Hawaii, in early November en route to the Solomon Islands; where our namesake Douglas Munro gave his life to save others. Munro’s crew completed Combat Systems Ships Qualification Trials (CSSQT) November 8; thus this transit marks the beginning of our Hawaii Pacific patrol in Coast Guard District 14, Munro’s first operational patrol.
It only fits the first day underway of the patrol overlapped with Veteran’s day. At 11 a.m. Lt. Cmdr. Steven Arnwine, operations officer, read the following over the ship’s intercom, known as the 1MC, followed by the observance of Taps: “Today, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. WWI, known at the time as the "war to end all wars" saw over 116,000 Americans lose their lives and more than 200,000 wounded. Munro along with our other Coast Guard and naval counterparts across the nation will toll our bell 21 times – the highest honor afforded by U.S. naval tradition. Please take a moment to reflect on those that have gone before us, especially those who gave their lives to preserve the freedoms we have.”
Munro’s crew is eager to dig in and “Do the King’s Business” as Cmdr. Christopher Parrish, executive officer, would say.
| Date Taken: | 11.11.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 11.22.2018 18:19 |
| Story ID: | 301053 |
| Location: | HAWAII, US |
| Web Views: | 562 |
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