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Buy a Brick for the Helicopter 6505 Coast Guard Memorial

April 7th, 2009 |

Author: Doug

CoastGuardNews.com reminded us all today of the ultimate sacrifice paid by the four Guardians of Coast Guard Helicopter 6505 in September 2008. I have taken the liberty to treat their article like a press release reproducing it here in hopes that more people will read it and Honor the brave men and women of Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point by supporting the construction of a memorial to our fallen Guardians.

Our active young heroes in the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserves need our unwavering support, our love, and our continued encouragement as they give the best years of their lives and sometimes pay the ultimate sacrifice to protect our coast lines, provide essential rescue services, and keep us safe on our nation’s waters:

“On the night of 4 September 2008 Coast Guard helicopter 6505 was conducting an over-water training mission south of Honolulu, Hawaii. While delivering a rescue basket to a Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat something went terribly wrong and the aircraft descended to the water with two pilots, a flight mechanic and a rescue swimmer onboard.

On this fateful night the following men lost their lives:

Commander Thomas Nelson
Lieutenant Commander Andrew Wischmeier
Aviation Survival Technician First Class David Skimin
Aviation Maintenance Technician Second Class Joshua Nichols.”

In order to preserve the legacy of these Guardians for generations to come, a memorial site is being constructed at Air Station Barbers Point Hawaii. To accomplish this, the Coast Guard Aviation Association is managing a fundraiser to raise the approximately $50,000 it will cost to fund the memorial.

The goal of those involved in the memorial site is that it be constructed in time so that it can dedicated on September 4, 2009.

In order to help fund the creation of this memorial you or your group may purchase and engrave a brick to be used in construction of the pathway leading to the memorial. Bricks must be ordered by April 14, so there’s only a week left to order.

When considering your donation amount please remember that tens of thousands of dollars must be raised to ensure the success of this timeless remembrance.

Standard 4 inch by 8 inch bricks may be donated by individuals for a minimum donation of $60. Your text may be up to 3 lines with 16 characters available per line.

Larger 8 inch by 8 inch bricks may be donated by groups for a minimum donation of $250. Your text may be up to 5 lines with 16 characters available per line.

For additional information or to purchase a brick, please visit http://my.brixbase.biz/coastguard6505/

There’s a nice story in the Honolulu Advertiser that describes the memorial design and construction plans.

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It was my honor to purchase a brick for this memorial. I hope that you will do the same. Thank you CoaststGuardNews.com for making us all aware of this memorial.

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