HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

To all our shipmates here and abroad, HAPPY NEW YEAR! May the new year bring health, happiness and prosperity to all!

DCAPT David G. Porter, Sector NY/S
1st Southern Region

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

 

Shipmates,

A very Merry Christmas to you one and all! May the peace, love and serenity of the season visit itself upon you, your family and your friends!

 

DCAPT David G. Porter, Sector NY/S
1st Southern Region
646-523-1213

The Passing of a Shipmate - Raoul Rabiner DCDR Div. 4

Raoul I. Rabiner of Perth Amboy entered into eternal rest on Friday, December 21, 2012. Born in Perth Amboy, he was a lifelong resident of the city and a tireless and dedicated volunteer holding leadership positions in many community organizations.

Raoul was an honors graduate of Rutgers University and was elected to Rho Chi at the Rutgers College of Pharmacy. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during WW II assigned to the Fleet Marine Force.

A pharmacist's son, he owned independent pharmacies for thirty years, until 1979, when he transitioned from retail pharmacy to teaching and consulting. Retained by Universal Infusion Health Care to serve as an instructor, he taught at Brookdale Community College and Lyons Veterans Hospital. He worked at Raritan Bay Medical Center and, after becoming a Certified Consulting Pharmacist, he was self-employed as a consultant to medical database firms.

Professionally, he was associated with organizations including the Middlesex County Pharmaceutical Society. He served on the Medical Expense Review Committee of the Welfare Board and on the State of New Jersey Board of Pharmacy Committee of Pharmacy Internship.

Community organizations benefiting from Raoul's activism included the Perth Amboy YMHA, where he was chairman of the Physical Education Committee for 18 years, and President of the YMHA, spearheading a very successful enlargement of the buildings facilities. During this period he chaired and co-chaired the UJA fund drive in the Perth Amboy area. More recently he was President of Beth Mordecai Temple and served on its Board of Trustees.

Raoul was the principal author of a federal grant application which established the Central Jersey Regional Air Pollution Control Agency, a federally funded agency that served, and still serves, the cities of Perth Amboy, South Amboy, Woodbridge, Linden, Rahway, and Sayreville. He was awarded the honor and position of first chairman of the controlling commission and remained active through January of 1984, overseeing this landmark agency's merge with the Middlesex County Department of Health.

Actively involved in sailing as a cruiser and a racer, he was elected Commodore in 1992 of the Raritan Yacht Club and also served on the Board of Governors. With his wife as crew, their sloop "Crusader Rabbit" was a well-traveled visitor to many northeastern ports and often host to family and friends.

His interest in electronics and radio communications involved designing, building, and maintaining much of the equipment and antennas for his amateur radio station. He was a 50 plus year "ham", member of the ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio. During the Guantanamo Bay crisis, his ham radio station provided phone patch service for the Marine Corps personnel based in Cuba.

On December 13, 2012 Raoul received a certificate of appreciation from the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary citing his dedication and commitment as well as energy and enthusiasm to strengthening the flotilla 4-3. The citation also noted that although gravely ill, Raoul continued to ensure the safety of all members of Division 4 as Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Raritan Bay. Raoul held many officer positions in the Coast Guard Auxiliary including Division Commander.

Raoul was predeceased by his wife Barbara Leon Rabiner in 2002, and his sisters Peppy Kluft and Norma Schwartz. He was the son of Boris and Sonia Rabiner. He is survived by his children, Robert (Vicki) Rabiner of Tiverton, Rhode Island and Betsy (Bruce) Zalaznick of Annandale, NJ and three grandchildren Daniel Rabiner, and Kate and Jon Zalaznick. He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, December 23 at 11:00 am at Temple Beth Mordecai 224 High Street, Perth Amboy. Interment will follow in Mount Lebanon Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Flynn and Son Funeral Home 424 East Avenue, Perth Amboy.

Donations in memory of Raoul Rabiner may be made to Temple Beth Mordecai (Perth Amboy, NJ), Or Chadash (Flemington, NJ) Religious Education Enrichment Fund, or Schwartz Center for Children (Dartmouth, MA).

 

 

DCAPT David G. Porter, Sector NY/S
1st Southern Region
646-523-1213

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MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR BMCS TERRELL HORNE III -027/12

To the men and women of the United States Coast Guard:

On Saturday, Secretary Napolitano and I joined nearly 1000 Coast Guardsmen,
families and friends at CG Base Los Angeles/Long Beach for a memorial
ceremony to honor Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate Terrell Horne III. We
observed the manners of our profession with a fitting tribute to a shipmate
who embodied our Core Values of Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty.

The day before the memorial ceremony, I posthumously advanced BMC Horne to
Senior Chief Petty Officer and posthumously awarded him the Coast Guard
Medal for heroism during the incident in which he died. Master Chief Petty
Officer of the Coast Guard Leavitt and I presented his family, including his
two young children, with his advancement certificate and new anchors, and
then with the Coast Guard Medal and citation.

BMCS Horne lived the Coast Guard ethos and was an example to all. We will
forever remember him for his selfless leadership and courage. He made the
ultimate sacrifice in service to his shipmates and the nation, just as he
served others throughout his fourteen year career. BMCS Horne's legacy as a
shipmate, leader and Coast Guardsman is now indelibly stamped in our service
history. This nation is more secure because of him. Please continue to keep
his family in your thoughts and prayers as we continue to mourn his loss.

I invite all members of the Coast Guard family to view the memorial service
for BMCS Horne, available at
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/192871/us-coast-guard-senior-chief-petty-offic
er-terrell-horne-iii-memorial#.UMVrgo45SFU

Semper Paratus.

ADM Bob Papp, Commandant

HAPPY HANUKKAH!!

To all of our members who practice in their Jewish faith and heritage, Happy Hanukkah! May the peace and tranquility of the season visit itself upon you, your families, friends and loved ones.

 

US Coast Guardsman Killed in Hit-n-Run Collision with Alleged Drug Smuggler

USCGC Halibut, Photo Credit: USCG AUX Steve Lee

U. S. Coast Guard Boatswain's Mate Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne died this morning from injuries sustained during a hit-and-run collision at sea while investigating a suspicious craft operating without navigation lights near Santa Cruz Island, California.

The unlit craft was initially detected by Coast Guard maritime patrol aircraft which then alerted the 87-foot cutter Halibut operating nearby.

XPO (Executive Petty Officer) Chief Horne and his small boat crew deployed from the Halibut aboard a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) to investigate the vessel which was suspected of illicit activities. As Chief Horne and his team approached with its blue law enforcement light energized, the suspect vessel, identified to be a Mexican-style panga, maneuvered at a high rate of speed directly towards the Coast Guard small boat and struck it before fleeing the scene according to a statement by the US Coast Guard.

The force of the collision threw Chief Horne and one other crew member on board the RHIB into the water. Both were recovered quickly, however Chief Horne had sustained a traumatic head injury and was later pronounced deceased by emergency responders at Port Hueneme.

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of our shipmate. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends, and his shipmates aboard Coast Guard Cutter Halibut," said Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Robert J. Papp. "We are focused on supporting them during this very difficult time. Our fallen shipmate stood the watch on the front lines protecting our nation and we are all indebted to him for his service and sacrifice. Finally, I commend the responding Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection units whose quick actions led to the successful interdiction and apprehension of those believed to be involved."

The fleeing small boat and suspects were quickly tracked down and arrested by other Coast Guard assets in the area and the incident remains under investigation.

Article By: By Rob Almeida On December 2, 2012