Retired Adm. Mike Day on 9/11: "When things were at their worst, the Coast Guard was at its best"
September 09, 2026
September 09, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news:
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Retired Adm. Mike Day on 9/11: "When things were at their worst, the Coast Guard was at its best"
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On Sept. 11, 2001, then-Lt. Mike Day was piloting a borrowed boat in New York Harbor when the attacks cut off Lower Manhattan in smoke and chaos. Communications were failing. Bridges and tunnels were closed. People lined the wate . . .
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Retired Adm. Mike Day on 9/11: "When things were at their worst, the Coast Guard was at its best"
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On Sept. 11, 2001, then-Lt. Mike Day was piloting a borrowed boat in New York Harbor when the attacks cut off Lower Manhattan in smoke and chaos. Communications were failing. Bridges and tunnels were closed. People lined the wate . . .