<H3>• Coast Guardsman Gave His Life to Save Fishermen</H3>

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”Petty Officer Third Class Travis Obendorf died in a Seattle hospital Dec. 18 as a result of injuries he sustained during search and rescue operations near Amak Island, Alaska, Nov. 11, while serving aboard Coast Guard Cutter Waesche. “The 166-foot Alaska Mist, with 22 crewmen aboard, suffered a mechanical failure and became disabled and adrift 30 miles northwest of Amak Island Saturday.” Read the full article at this link: CoastGuardNews.com More on the story at this link: CoastGuardNews.com

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