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| Reilly receives letter of commendation |
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 | | Contributed photo/John Gibson, USCG | | SN Bonnie Reilly, USCG, is pictured dockside at the “World’s Smallest Harbor,” Depoe Bay, Ore. |
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DEPOE BAY, Ore. -- Bonnie A Reilly, a 2008 graduate of Grangeville High School, recently received a Letter of Commendation from the commandant of the United States Coast Guard in a ceremony at Station Depoe Bay, Ore.
In the two years of service at the central Oregon coast, Seaman Reilly has earned a variety of certifications including being a communications watchstander monitoring boating activity on a 50-mile stretch of ocean and participating in more than 270 small boat missions, 16 of which were search and rescue operations.
The Depoe Bay Station's only Emergency Medical Technician, Reilly has been accepted to the Coast Guard's Corpsman school in Petaluma, Calif. Only the most qualified applicants are able to attend this school which specializes in field medical training, and there is a two-year wait once one has been accepted.
Reilly is no stranger to military service. Her father, Tom, was a career Marine and two brothers, Patrick and Anthony, have also served in the armed forces. According to Reilly, she saw the opportunity to pursue her nursing career by serving in the military and joined the Coast Guard ... even though she had never been on a boat until enlisting.
When asked what one thing about her Coast Guard experience that she takes away, Seaman Reilly mentioned the camaraderie of the crew and the professionalism of the men and women at the station. A small town girl at heart, Reilly knows what it means for folks to back each other up.
-- Information by John Gibson, USCG public affairs
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