The stories posted in this area of our web site are
generally contributed by our members. Some of them are "life stories," letting
us in on the broad fortunes and misfortunes of an individual before, during and
after his or her tour as a Coast Guard CW Operator. Others relate specific
incidents, events and experiences of the story teller, giving us a glimpse of
what it was like to be a Coast Guard Radioman afloat as well as ashore. Taken as
a whole, this collection of stories will provide us with a person-focused
history of Coast Guard communications during the "Morse Code Era." To be
sure, they don't tell the "whole story," but they do express the reality of how
CG communications history unfolded for the CW operators who stood watch in the
radio shacks throughout the organization.
