... I wanted to thank you very much for your generous care package! Your support is greatly appreciated by the crew of United States Coast Guard Cutter MONOMOY. While we are far from home and missing loved ones we are proud of the work we are doing and glad to know that those back home are thinking about us. Attached, please find a picture of the Cutter MONOMOY during our recent patrol in the Arabian Gulf ...
Thank you again for all of your support from the Cutter MONOMOY.
Very Respectfully,
(OFFICER), USCGC MONOMOY
Patrol Forces Southwest Asia
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter MONOMOY |
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