Coast Guard Hosts Inaugural Memorial Run and Walk on Staten Island

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News Release  

October 13, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 1st District PA Detachment New York
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Coast Guard Hosts Inaugural Memorial Run and Walk on Staten Island

Coast Guard members and their families who participated in the inaugural memorial 5K run and 1.5 mile walk for Petty Officer 3rd Class Shaun Lin pose for a photo on the Fort Wadsworth Overlook on Staten Island, Oct. 13, 2017. Lin served with the Coast Guard as a maritime enforcement specialist for three years and was assigned to MSST New York when he died during a training exercise on the James River in Virginia on Oct. 13, 2010. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier) A Coast Guard member from the New York Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST-91106) finishes the inaugural memorial 5K run for Petty Officer 3rd Class Shaun Lin, Oct. 13, 2017, on Staten Island. Lin served with the Coast Guard as a maritime enforcement specialist for three years and was assigned to MSST New York when he died during a training exercise on the James River in Virginia on Oct. 13, 2010. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier) The New York Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST-91106) hosted the inaugural memorial 5K run and 1.5 mile walk for Petty Officer 3rd Class Shaun Lin, Oct. 13, 2017, on Staten Island. Lin served with the Coast Guard as a maritime enforcement specialist for three years and was assigned to MSST New York when he died during a training exercise on the James River in Virginia on Oct. 13, 2010. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier) Petty Officer 3rd Class Shaun Lin

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NEW YORK – The New York Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST-91106) hosted the inaugural memorial 5K run and 1.5 mile walk for Petty Officer 3rd Class Shaun Lin, Oct. 13, 2017, on Staten Island.

Lin served with the Coast Guard for three years. He became a maritime enforcement specialist in the spring of 2010 and was assigned to MSST New York when he died during a training exercise on the James River in Virginia on Oct. 13, 2010.

Over 50 Coast Guard members and their families honored Lin’s memory by taking part in the inaugural run and walk through the Fort Wadsworth area on Staten Island.

“Although Petty Officer Lin was with this unit for a short time, he is an endearing part of our unit and will always be a member of MSST New York,” said Lt. Cmdr. Devon Brennan, commanding officer, MSST New York. “Since he was a native of Queens, it has special meaning to host this event here in New York City.”

MSSTs were established in 2004 to fulfill a requirement for a higher maritime security posture that arose as the result of 9/11. MSSTs are stationed at various coastal locations around the United States, but may also deploy anywhere around the nation if required. MSSTs help guard the nation's ports, maritime facilities, and associated waterways.

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