The Coast Guard Foundation, a
non-profit organization committed to the education, welfare and morale of all
Coast Guard members and their families, announced today its 28th Annual Salute
event recognizing the United States Coast Guard. Scheduled to take place on
Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York
Harbor, the Annual Salute will honor a select group of Coast Guard members
with the Coast Guard Foundation Awards for Heroism. The gala will be emceed by
Robert J. Flynn, a director of the Coast Guard Foundation and president of
Mallory Jones Lynch Flynn & Assoc. Inc., and feature ceremonial music by the
United States Coast Guard Band. Speakers will include Commandant Thad Allen
who will also present awards, and Atlantic Area Commander, Vice Admiral Robert
J. Papp, who will present colors. In addition to celebrating exemplary
service, the event will raise funds to support the Foundation's important
projects and programs including the Evergreen Fund college scholarship for
children, as well as grants for enlistees that improve the lives and
performance of Coast Guard members, their families and United States Coast
Guard Academy cadets.