In you we see the same compassion that has led Coast Guardsmen to pull stranded Americans from the rooftops during Katrina, save desperate migrants clinging to rafts in the Caribbean, and even today, as the Coast Guard rescues Americans from the surging Mississippi.

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He has agreed to stay on as the national incident coordinator, even as a new head of the Coast Guard will come and focus on those duties.

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Even so please watch the Coast Guard in action and be proud of what our nation is capable of doing when it comes to helping our fellow citizens in a time of need.

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When Admiral Allen was here last week we talked about some of the commitments that he had last week in his retirement from the Coast Guard as he even -- as he remains the National Incident Commander.

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