They Had to Go Out

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Episode 11: Charles ‘Tex’ McDonald Holt - USCG - BM Mar 16, 2019

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Charles ‘Tex’ McDonald Holt talks a Texas flood that left him in a fight for survival after his boat capsized, and the friend who defied orders to save him.

Episode 10: Matt Crow - USCG - AST1 - x2 CGCM Mar 09, 2019

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AST1 (Ret.) Matt Crow talks a boat that broke up in the surf off Puerto Rico and the Herculean effort to get all nine survivors out of the water and to safety.

Episode 9: Cody Wright - USCG - AST3 - Author of ‘The Rescue Swimmer Mindset’ Mar 02, 2019

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Episode 9: Aviation Survival Technician Cody Wright talks a deadly boat collision on the Great Lakes and how seemingly minor lessons from the service’s most difficult school prepared him to adapt, overcome, & persevere when lives, including his own, were on the line.

Episode 8: Todd Fletcher - USCG - BMC - Executive Petty Officer Feb 23, 2019

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Chief Petty Officer (Ret.) Todd Fletcher talks a man overboard during a security boarding off the South Carolina coast, the MEDEVAC that followed, and how a small Alaskan island nearly became a graveyard for his boat and crew.

Episode 7: Carlos Perez - USCG - MEC (Ret.) - Tactical Operator - 9/11 Medal Feb 18, 2019

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Episode 7: Maritime Enforcement Specialist Chief (Ret.) Carlos Perez talks how the 9/11 attacks played out in view of his boat crew, the maritime evacuation of lower Manhattan, and dealing with the realization that we as responders can do everything possible, but won’t always be able to make a difference to prevent a tragedy.

Episode 5: Bob Downs - USCG - Boatswain - Surfman - Commanding Officer Feb 10, 2019

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Boatswain (Ret.) Bob Downs talks a real fast night time tow into Oregon’s Chetco River, a search of a boat for an armed suspect, and a migrant interdiction off the Texas coast.

Episode 4: Kristin & Wes Lunkley - USCG - CG Medal Jan 27, 2019

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The Lunkleys talk a Coast Guard Medal case that ended in the successful rescue a victim trapped in a capsized boat and the lifelong relationships created by a close knit service whose everyday missions involve life and death.

Episode 3: Tom Rooks - USCG - BMCS - BM A School Chief - Officer in Charge - 3x CGCM Jan 25, 2019

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Senior Chief (Ret.) Tom Rooks talks a helicopter crash on the flight deck of an underway cutter and the intense levels of the responsibility the USCG places on even its most junior personnel.

Episode 2: Tim Woody - USCG - Boatswain - Surfman - Commanding Officer - MSM - 2x CGCM Jan 16, 2019

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Boatswain (Ret.) Tim Woody talks a night time surf case at the mouth of California’s Noyo River and the dangers of the “press to respond” that all rescuers feel.

Episode 1: The Rules Say You Have to Go Out, But Nothing About Coming Back Jan 13, 2019

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Our hosts introduce the podcast and tell the first sea stories.

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