Videos

The Coast Guard Foundation is partnering with the United States Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association and the Coast Guard Academy Parents Association to build a new fleet of sail training vessels for cadets at the Coast Guard Academy. The following video, with an introduction by Coast Guard Foundation trustee Gary Jobson, highlights the program and the effort to raise the funding for the Coastal Sail Training Program.

2010 Alaska Awards Dinner: Heroic Action Award, Crew of CG-6573

The 2010 Alaska Awards Dinner: Mission Excellence Award, USCGC HICKORY

2010 Alaska Awards Dinner: Individual Excellence Award, AMT1 Joe Miller, USCG

The Coast Guard Foundation produced this video to serve as an introduction at some of our 2010 special events around the country.

The 2010 Pacific Area Awards Dinner, held in San Diego for the first time, honored FS2 Kathleen Heitman, from the Coast Guard cutter Hamilton, with the James S. Gracey Award for Professional Excellence.

Sector Juneau was honored at the 25th Annual Pacific Area Awards Dinner this year with the Admiral John B. Hayes Award for Unit Excellence.

AST3 Robert B. Emley was awarded the Admiral Chester R. Bender Award for Heroism at the 2010 Pacific Area Awards Dinner.

The 2010 "Guardian of the Heartland" Dinner in New Orleans honored the crew of CG 6556 from Air Station New Orleans.

The 2010 Guardian of the Heartland Dinner in New Orleans on April 9 included a tribute to ADM Thad Allen, Coast Guard Commandant.

We've uploaded some video from our archive of great speeches and presentations from years' past. This video features Admiral Thad Allen at the Tribute to the Coast Guard in our Nation's Capital in 2007, where the Coast Guard Foundation saluted the "Greatest Generation" who served in the Coast Guard during World War II.

This video from our archive files features Admiral Thad Allen at the Washington D.C. Dinner in 2008, paying tribute to the men and women of the United States Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard Foundation hosted the Tribute to the Coast Guard's 7th District on November 12, 2009 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The following video clips highlight the Coast Guard bravery and accomplishments featured at this event.

The Coast Guard Foundation hosted the 29th Annual Salute to the Coast Guard on October 15, 2009 in New York City. The following video clips highlight the Coast Guard bravery and accomplishments featured at this event.

AWARD FOR HEROISM: AST3 Aaron M. Harvey, Air Station New Orleans

AWARD FOR HEROISM: BM2 Benjamin Foster, Sector New York

UNIT AWARD FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE: USCGC DALLAS

"The "One in a Million" campaign applies to me directly. My son is one of those million."

Linda L. Bean served as dinner chair for the Coast Guard Foundation's Tribute to the Coast Guard in our Nation's Capital on June 18, 2009 in Washington D.C.

Her compelling connection to the Coast Guard and the "Are You One in a Million?" campaign is described in this video below.

President George H.W. Bush served as honorary co-chair of the 2008 Tribute to the Coast Guard in our Nation's Capital. He paid tribute to the Coast Guard Foundation in this video that was played at the event.

The Coast Guard Channel produced this video, highlighting the service's multiple missions, for the Coast Guard Foundation in 2008.

The Coast Guard Foundation honored Coast Guard members at the Pacific Area Awards Dinner on August 4, 2009. The videos highlighting their service are featured here.

The Admiral John B. Hayes Award for Unit Excellence
CGC NARWHAL
Accepting the award, LT Kristopher Ensley, Commanding Officer and MKC Scott Wallace

The Admiral James S. Gracey Award for Professional Excellence
MST3 Matthew G. Mahaffey, Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach

Admiral Chester R. Bender Award for Heroism
Crew of CGNR 6037, Sector San Diego
CDR Sean Cross, LT Simon Green, AMT2 Jonathan Randolph, Robyn Hamilton