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Seal Pup Gets Auxiliary Assist
Coast Guard Auxiliary members teamed up with the Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) to release a rehabilitated harbor seal pup into the wild near Everett, Wash., in October 2013.
It was the second time Mike and Shirley Allert, members of Auxiliary Flotilla-12 in Edmonds, Wash., had volunteered the use of their vessel, The Glimfeather, to release a seal pup.
At first, the pup stayed close to the vessel, even attempting to climb back aboard. After a few minutes, the crew watched him swim away.
The auxiliary, comprised entirely of volunteers, supports various Coast Guard missions, including marine environmental protection.
“Working with PAWS has been an enjoyable and worthwhile experience,” says Mike Allert. “We’re always ready to help. That’s what the Coast Guard Auxiliary is all about.”
Members of PAWS originally reached out to the auxiliary in 2012 after one member attended a boating safety class given by Flotilla-12. The seal pup had been rescued July 11, 2013, from a beach near a marina in Everett. After being cared for at the PAWS Wildlife Center for 11 weeks, personnel determined he was ready to be released back into the wild.
For more information about the Coast Guard Auxiliary or to find a local flotilla, visit
www.cgaux.org.
— Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Tyson, USCG
Miscellany: PTSD and TBI Care
*OPERATION VETSHAVEN aims to provide prompt professional therapeutic assistance to veterans and their families in the greater Washington, D.C., area who are dealing with PTSD or traumatic brain injury (TBI). Veterans in need will be paired with pre-screened psychotherapists and can get assistance scheduling appointments through a personal advocate. Find out more at
www.operationvetshaven.org. *NEW ID CARDS. If you have a manually prepared (typewritten) military ID card or one that has a raised (rather than flush) photo, no bar codes, or a version date from before October 1993, you should consider getting a modern ID card. These allow you to mask your Social Security number and enable electronic scanning at military facilities. Find your nearest RAPIDS (Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System) facility at
http://1.usa.gov/IqK5pr, and contact them for more information.
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