{"id":60408,"date":"2021-01-14T15:31:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T20:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=60408"},"modified":"2021-01-14T15:35:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T20:35:25","slug":"iaf-honors-vice-admiral-john-currier-and-the-lifesaving-role-of-the-us-coast-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=60408","title":{"rendered":"IAF honors Vice Admiral John Currier and the Lifesaving Role of the U.S. Coast Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Monday, Jan. 25, 5 p.m. ET via Zoom<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-60411\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/John-Currier.jpg\" alt=\"John Currier\" width=\"500\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/John-Currier.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/John-Currier-480x259.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/>IAF hosts a special evening to honor the late Vice Admiral John Currier, career aviator and\u00a0former IAF board member.<\/p>\n<p>VADM Currier was the recipient of the Harmon International Trophy for aviation, which resides in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. He shares this accolade with the likes of Charles Lindbergh, Chuck Yeager, and &#8220;Buzz&#8221; Aldrin.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City Commander Charles &#8220;Chuck&#8221; Webb will provide remarks. A first-person interview with VADM Currier describing his most daring and commendable rescue mission will also be aired.<\/p>\n<p>Join us for this virtual event via Zoom. All proceeds go to the Vice Admiral John P. Currier Aviation Scholarship at Northwestern Michigan College.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tciaf.com\/\">Register at TCIAF.com<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>Free to students and educators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, Jan. 25, 5 p.m. ET via Zoom IAF hosts a special evening to honor the late Vice Admiral John Currier, career aviator and\u00a0former IAF board member. VADM Currier was the recipient of the Harmon International Trophy for aviation, which resides in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. 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