Little did anyone expect a junior Coast Guard member’s simple act of kindness would become a highlight of summer exercises in the Arctic.
The captains of the cutters Tahoma and Campbell could have declined to take Seaman Kate Kilroy, who had not yet attended an occupational school or earned a job-specific rate, on an 85-day mission to the polar region to document their patrols and exercises with allies. But they “decided to take the chance” on the enthusiastic non-rate, Coast Guard District 1 said in a recent statement.
By the end of the summer, they were happy they did.
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