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Pea Island Lifesaving Station Brought to Life for Yorktown Middle Students

Posted On: Friday, February 13, 2015
Yorktown Middle School students recently attended a special TRACEN Yorktown Leadership Diversity Advisory Council African American History Month event. Rear Admiral Stephen W. Rochon (U.S. Coast Guard, retired) gave an inspirational presentation about the all-black crew of the Pea Island Lifesaving Station and their daring rescue in 1896 near the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

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