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Minding the helm : an unlikely career in the U.S. Coast Guard / Kevin P. Gilheany.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilheany, Kevin P., 1963- author.
- Series:
- North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 14.
- Number 14 in the North Texas military biography and memoir series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Coast Guard.
- Band musicians.
- Bagpipers.
- History.
- Gilheany, Kevin P., 1963-.
- Gilheany, Kevin P.
- United States. Coast Guard--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band.
- United States. Coast Guard--History--20th century.
- Bagpipers--Biography.
- Band musicians--Biography.
- Armed Forces--Officers.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2019]
- Contents:
- Boot camp
- 402 lives saved
- A rough start
- Adventures on the high seas
- Challenger
- Airborne
- Tall ship sailor
- Hooligan navy
- Shipmates and scoundrels
- Southern belle
- Hazardous bars
- Life and death decisions
- Chief Petty officer "on leadership"
- Bagpipes, blessings and bereavement
- 9/11 Operation Noble Eagle
- U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band
- Endnotes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781574417500
- 1574417509
- OCLC:
- 1078894166
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