MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Station Castle Hill to host Purple Heart ceremony
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/09/2019 02:11 PM EST
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U.S. Coast Guard 1st District Northeast |
Coast Guard Station Castle Hill to host Purple Heart ceremony
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BOSTON — The Coast Guard is scheduled to posthumously present the family of Charles Parkin the Purple Heart medal for his sacrifice on Sept. 26, 1918 while serving aboard the USS Tampa in World War I.
WHO: Capt. Kurt Virkaitis, First Coast Guard District, chief of external affairs
WHAT: Purple Heart Ceremony for Charles Parkin
WHEN: Dec. 11, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Coast Guard Station Castle Hill, 75 Ridge Rd., Newport, Rhode Island.
Media are asked to RSVP to the First Coast Guard District public affairs office by 10 a.m., Dec. 11 at 617-717-9609.
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