Remembering the White Alder

Family members of the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter White Alder attend the 50th memorial anniversary of the sinking of the White Alder in White Castle, Louisiana, Dec. 7, 2018. Seventeen crewmembers lost their lives after the cutter collided with a freighter on the Mississippi River in 1968. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles and Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Magee/Released)

[@kodiakpredator]

Coasties are one big family. Tragedies like this affect all and ripple through the Service’s memory in perpetuity. Our history has always been one of personal sacrifice that we all wear as a badge of honor. Rest In Peace brothers.

[@MrAmartin8]

A sad fact about one man in particular on the White Alder crew Walton O'Quinn . I served with him in Viet Nam and he had no injuries there after a two tour time . RIP Brother along with your crew . GBNF ...