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The USCGC Donald Horsley (WPC-1117) is the United States Coast Guard's 17th sentinel class cutter. She is the fifth of a cohort of six to be home-ported in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Namesake
In 2010, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles "Skip" W. Bowen, the U.S. Coast Guard's senior enlisted person at the time, lobbied for the new Template:Sclass-s to be named after enlisted Coast Guardsmen, or personnel from its precursor services, who had distinguished themselves by their heroism.[1]
References
- ^ Connie Braesch. "Coast Guard Heroes: Heriberto Hernandez". United States Coast Guard.
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