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A Coast Guardsman's Charmed Life - Beginning 1982 when Lt. J.G. Andrew N. Czapowskyj graduates from the Coast Guard Academy- to... 1986 when the album ends. The albums are in pristine condition. 'Picture perfect' describes the peacetime enlistment that Andy led - voyages to Arctic waters & Bermuda Ports of Call. Colorado & Arizona- climbing, skiing, and camping. Beaches, parties and banquets. Profusely written 'Thank You' letters from superiors and civilian organizations. Golf, baseball, horse racing, and still more parties. Drug smuggling sea chases, helicopters, and ocean rescues. The album ends in early 1986. And the Lieutenant's idyllic tour of 'duty' rolls on beyond the albums. In 1987 while still Skipper of the CG Cutter Point Evans, he was included in the production of a the film 'Overboard' with Kurt Russell & Goldie Hawn. The Andrew N. Czapowskyj story ends in 1989 when Andrew Czapowskyj unexpectedly was killed. We received an email from Charlie----, a longtime pal of Andrew's. He writes that "... I have a tattered copy of his obit filed away somewheres. Andy crossed over into eternity in June of 1989 in the heart of Africa. He was a victim an aircraft accident while out on a safari in either Tanzania or Kenya. Yeah, that was my friend, classmate, and brother-in-arms, Andy. This [photo album] seems to be quite a tribute to the legacy, perhaps even legend, that he was. It is written that on his deathbed, Marco Polo was urged to confess his sins, disavow his stories of the Far East, as they could only be lies. Marco Polo responded "I did not tell half of what I saw, for I knew I would not be believed". Were he still among us, I'm sure that Andy would say the same. Best regards, Charlie" Attached with the album images is a screen grab of a letter Andy wrote to his pals from Bishop Hoban HS- Wilkes-Barre, PA. He's writing from Africa just before suddenly losing his life in an airplane accident. The letter is dated 30 June 1989. Albums (a) approx 12.5 x 17 inches with 195 photos + letters & clippings. (b) approx. 11 x 11.5 inches with 250 photos. Excellent collectible condition.. Photographic Image. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of 1980s - A Coast Guardsman's Tour & Sudden Death. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, livres rares, atlases, rare books and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |