2012 Grateful Nation Award Recipient from the Coast Guard Featured in UT San Diego, 2/24/13
by Nathan Max
Feb. 24, 2013
Mount Helix resident Jonathan Tatroe had already moved on from his role on a tactical enforcement team protecting pirate-infested waters when he received a surprise phone call in September.
Tatroe, a 31-year-old Coast Guard 1st class petty officer, had been selected for a prestigious award, an admiral told him.
by Nathan Max
Feb. 24, 2013
Mount Helix resident Jonathan Tatroe had already moved on from his role on a tactical enforcement team protecting pirate-infested waters when he received a surprise phone call in September.
Tatroe, a 31-year-old Coast Guard 1st class petty officer, had been selected for a prestigious award, an admiral told him.
Two years earlier, Tatroe helped rescue the crew of a German-owned freighter, which was being attacked and had been boarded by Somali pirates in the Red Sea. For his efforts, Tatroe won the Grateful Nation Award, presented by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.