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Coast Guardsman Robert Yered has been awarded the silver Star for heroism in Vietnam. When a Viet Cong attack caused fire to break out in the ...
CG Hero to Get Silver Star SCITUATE Silver Star will be presented Wednesday to Coast Guard Engineman Robert Yered 28, Jamaica Plain native for heroism ...
A Boston Coast Guad enlisted man, who risked his life to help put out a fire on an Army ammunition barge during an enemy mortar attack last February in Vietnam, was awarded the Silver Star in...
My father was proud and private and never really talked about Vietnam to us," said his daughter, Lori Geddis. "I hope he would be proud of this. He was never the kind of person to have the attention on him. "But a lot of people respected my father and I think people will try to live up to his expectations. Even after he left the Coast Guard, he was a groundskeeper at a high school and his fields were perfect.
Engineman First Class Robert J. Yered (USCG) is another port security ELD hero in Vietnam. EN1 Yered responded to a VC attack in the port waters of Cat Lai in February 1968. A barge containing mortar ammunition was burning. EN1 Yered climbed into the burning barge armed with a water hose, threw burning shells overboard, and put out the fires despite the risk of explosion. Militar police chased the VC away from the surrounding marches, and a U.S. Army sergeant came to Yered's assistance. The U.S. Army later awarded Petty Officer Robert J. Yered a Silver Star.
All of these boats will be named after enlisted Coast Guard heroes, who distinguished themselves in USCG or military service. The first 25 have been named, but only 8 have been commissioned...
Yered's valorous character shone through many times throughout his career and he is one of 12 Coast Guardsmen awarded the Silver Star.
My father was proud and private and never really talked about Vietnam to us," said his daughter, Lori Geddis. "I hope he would be proud of this. He was never the kind of person to have the attention on him. "But a lot of people respected my father and I think people will try to live up to his expectations. Even after he left the Coast Guard, he was a groundskeeper at a high school and his fields were perfect.
Robert Yered signed up for the Coast Guard at 17, George Yered remembers. He served 21 years and attained the highest rank as a non-commissioned officer before retiring and moving back to Millis with his wife and two children.
"Having a Coast Guard hero as our ship's namesake gives her an identity. The crew has learned about Robert Yered and how he served his shipmates and nation," said Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Foster. As the crew honors the ship's namesake, they look to the future and the potential missions they will be a part of aboard the new generation in a long history of Coast Guard patrol boats.
Coast Guardsman Robert Yered has been awarded the silver Star for heroism in Vietnam. When a Viet Cong attack caused fire to break out in the ...
CG Hero to Get Silver Star SCITUATE Silver Star will be presented Wednesday to Coast Guard Engineman Robert Yered 28, Jamaica Plain native for heroism ...
A Boston Coast Guad enlisted man, who risked his life to help put out a fire on an Army ammunition barge during an enemy mortar attack last February in Vietnam, was awarded the Silver Star in...
Yered's valorous character shone through many times throughout his career and he is one of 12 Coast Guardsmen awarded the Silver Star.
All of these boats will be named after enlisted Coast Guard heroes, who distinguished themselves in USCG or military service. The first 25 have been named, but only 8 have been commissioned...
"Having a Coast Guard hero as our ship's namesake gives her an identity. The crew has learned about Robert Yered and how he served his shipmates and nation," said Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Foster. As the crew honors the ship's namesake, they look to the future and the potential missions they will be a part of aboard the new generation in a long history of Coast Guard patrol boats.
