{"product_id":"my-coast-guard-option-timothy-close-9781966413110","title":"My Coast Guard Option: My Opportunity to Fight the Good Fight","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree decades of Coast Guard service, one powerful lesson: do what's right, no matter what the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClose's book pulls readers into the heart of the Coast Guard experience-covering lifesaving rescues, the 9\/11 attacks, environmental crises, and a hurricane that forever changed the lives of so many.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"During my career, I developed what I call the 'Coast Guard option, '\" said Close, a U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduate who served as Captain of the Port in St. Petersburg\/Tampa, Florida, and Savannah, Georgia, and as Director of the Western Rivers in New Orleans, Louisiana. \"It's about accomplishing the mission while using your trained initiative-being motivated not to stand by, but to do what is right, regardless of the consequences. It's all about fighting the good fight.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClose takes readers inside a career defined by some of the nation's most critical moments. After 9\/11, he helped shape the Coast Guard's national port security strategy. Just a few years later, Hurricane Katrina hit, and Close served on a leadership team that rescued thousands across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In 2009, he led a search-and-rescue mission in Florida, overseeing efforts that saved one man after a boat capsized-a mission that made headlines because two NFL players were involved. He also played a key role in the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, an environmental disaster that claimed 11 lives and caused widespread damage along the Gulf Coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book sheds light upon one of the most diverse services of our nation's armed forces,\" said Chris Schafer, CEO at Tactical 16 Publishing. \"Tim's 30-year career offers a glimpse into missions that extend far beyond the typical search and rescue. It's enlightening and entertaining at the same time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClose now works as an independent maritime consultant and lives in Florida with his wife, Peggy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Close\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1966413114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966413110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tactical 16 Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Timothy Close","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454424690943,"sku":"9781966413110","price":19.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d662e6c-74fe-4e4f-aae7-37e8eac7fcd2.jpg?v=1777306160","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-coast-guard-option-timothy-close-9781966413110","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}