So Others May Live
by Alex Esguerra
Title
So Others May Live
Artist
Alex Esguerra
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The official Coast Guard Motto is "Semper Paratus", but the saying for which this print is titled seems appropriate for their rescue swimmers. These men and women, each having proved themselves through what is widely acknowledged as one of the toughest training programs in the military, are the ones who's job is to willing leap into heavy seas to save a life.
This picture illustrates the quintessential mental image of a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer... leaping from a helicopter into the water. While only a demonstration for a local air show, it's still a hazardous situation with a current to swim against and blinding spray kicked up by the wash from the helicopter's rotor. Throwing in an actual victim only adds to the danger. Still USCG Rescue Swimmers are ready to make that jump into the fray without hesitation. So that others may live.
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October 9th, 2012
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