30 Jul 2014: Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft announced today the Coast Guard will name a cutter in honor of Senior Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III who died on Dec. 2, 2012, while carrying out law enforcement operations near Santa Cruz, California. The Commandant personally informed the Horne family earlier today a fast response cutter will bear Terrell's name in honor of his sacrifice and faithful service in defense of his nation.
For his heroic actions, in which he paid the ultimate sacrifice when his small boat was struck during a law enforcement operation, Horne was posthumously awarded the Coast Guard Medal. The citation reads in part: "… Senior Chief Petty Officer Horne, disregarding his own safety in order to protect a fellow crewmember, forcibly pushed the coxswain from the helm, directly exposing himself to the oncoming vessel … Senior Chief Petty Officer Horne demonstrated remarkable initiative, exceptional fortitude and daring in spite of imminent personal danger. His courage and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Coast Guard."
Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, second in command on a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat, was killed early Sunday morning as he and his crew investigated a suspected smuggling vessel near Santa Cruz Island in the Santa Barbara Channel. Their small boat was rammed by the smuggler's vessel before dawn about 17 miles southwest of Oxnard, near the Santa Cruz Islands.
The panga — a type of small, open craft often used by Mexican smugglers to run drugs and migrants up the West Coast — was first spotted by a Coast Guard patrol plane at around 1 a.m., said spokesperson Petty Officer Adam Eggers. The panga was "running darkened ship," meaning it was operating without any navigational lights, he explained.
The Coast Guard dispatched its 87-foot Cutter Halibut and, once it arrived on the scene, the Halibut deployed its smaller intercept boat with Horne on board.
When the Coast Guard small boat approached with its blue law enforcement light energized, the suspect vessel, identified to be a profile Mexican style panga, maneuvered at a high rate of speed directly towards the Coast Guard small boat and struck it before fleeing the scene.
Two Coast Guard members were thrown from the boat into the water, and both members were immediately recovered by the Coast Guard small boat. Upon recovery it appeared one member sustained a traumatic head injury and the other had minor injuries.
The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that 34 year-old Terrell Horne III of Redondo Beach was killed in the crash. Chief Deputy Medical Examiner James Baroni confirms Horne was pronounced dead at the Port of Hueneme early Sunday morning. A second Coast Guard member was transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
Coast Guard crews followed the suspects by air and sea for nearly four hours until the vessel's engine died 20 miles north of the Mexican border. An officer used pepper spray on the two suspects who were charged with killing a federal officer while the officer was on duty.
"Chief Petty Officer Horne was an outstanding Coast Guard member," Capt. James Jenkins said. "And he gave his life in service, enforcing the laws of this nation."
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of our shipmate. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends, and his shipmates aboard Coast Guard Cutter Halibut," said Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Robert J. Papp. "We are focused on supporting them during this very difficult time. Our fallen shipmate stood the watch on the front lines protecting our nation and we are all indebted to him for his service and sacrifice. Finally, I commend the responding Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection units whose quick actions led to the successful interdiction and apprehension of those believed to be involved."
Chief Petty Officer Horne had been heralded by the Coast Guard on several occasions.
He arrived in Southern California last summer after serving for two years as an executive petty officer in Emerald Isle, N.C. There, he received a Coast Guard Commendation Medal for his leadership in 63 search-and-rescue cases, in which 38 lives were saved.
According to an account of the medal ceremony, the most notable of those operations involved a boat that capsized in a North Carolina inlet in 2010. The account said he coached his team through "treacherous" sea conditions to rescue five people.
The Coast Guard also noted Horne's involvement in a January operation in which the Halibut found and stopped two boats operating at midnight with no lights. The boats contained 2,000 pounds of marijuana.
Horne leaves behind a young daughter and a wife who is pregnant.
On December 2, 2012, Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne was posthumously advanced to Senior Chief Petty Officer.
Military Hall of Honor ID: 222357
*A special Thank You to Contributor #48023659 for Senior Chief Terrell Horne's burial location received 26 Oct 2016.
For his heroic actions, in which he paid the ultimate sacrifice when his small boat was struck during a law enforcement operation, Horne was posthumously awarded the Coast Guard Medal. The citation reads in part: "… Senior Chief Petty Officer Horne, disregarding his own safety in order to protect a fellow crewmember, forcibly pushed the coxswain from the helm, directly exposing himself to the oncoming vessel … Senior Chief Petty Officer Horne demonstrated remarkable initiative, exceptional fortitude and daring in spite of imminent personal danger. His courage and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Coast Guard."
Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, second in command on a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat, was killed early Sunday morning as he and his crew investigated a suspected smuggling vessel near Santa Cruz Island in the Santa Barbara Channel. Their small boat was rammed by the smuggler's vessel before dawn about 17 miles southwest of Oxnard, near the Santa Cruz Islands.
The panga — a type of small, open craft often used by Mexican smugglers to run drugs and migrants up the West Coast — was first spotted by a Coast Guard patrol plane at around 1 a.m., said spokesperson Petty Officer Adam Eggers. The panga was "running darkened ship," meaning it was operating without any navigational lights, he explained.
The Coast Guard dispatched its 87-foot Cutter Halibut and, once it arrived on the scene, the Halibut deployed its smaller intercept boat with Horne on board.
When the Coast Guard small boat approached with its blue law enforcement light energized, the suspect vessel, identified to be a profile Mexican style panga, maneuvered at a high rate of speed directly towards the Coast Guard small boat and struck it before fleeing the scene.
Two Coast Guard members were thrown from the boat into the water, and both members were immediately recovered by the Coast Guard small boat. Upon recovery it appeared one member sustained a traumatic head injury and the other had minor injuries.
The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that 34 year-old Terrell Horne III of Redondo Beach was killed in the crash. Chief Deputy Medical Examiner James Baroni confirms Horne was pronounced dead at the Port of Hueneme early Sunday morning. A second Coast Guard member was transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
Coast Guard crews followed the suspects by air and sea for nearly four hours until the vessel's engine died 20 miles north of the Mexican border. An officer used pepper spray on the two suspects who were charged with killing a federal officer while the officer was on duty.
"Chief Petty Officer Horne was an outstanding Coast Guard member," Capt. James Jenkins said. "And he gave his life in service, enforcing the laws of this nation."
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of our shipmate. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends, and his shipmates aboard Coast Guard Cutter Halibut," said Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Robert J. Papp. "We are focused on supporting them during this very difficult time. Our fallen shipmate stood the watch on the front lines protecting our nation and we are all indebted to him for his service and sacrifice. Finally, I commend the responding Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection units whose quick actions led to the successful interdiction and apprehension of those believed to be involved."
Chief Petty Officer Horne had been heralded by the Coast Guard on several occasions.
He arrived in Southern California last summer after serving for two years as an executive petty officer in Emerald Isle, N.C. There, he received a Coast Guard Commendation Medal for his leadership in 63 search-and-rescue cases, in which 38 lives were saved.
According to an account of the medal ceremony, the most notable of those operations involved a boat that capsized in a North Carolina inlet in 2010. The account said he coached his team through "treacherous" sea conditions to rescue five people.
The Coast Guard also noted Horne's involvement in a January operation in which the Halibut found and stopped two boats operating at midnight with no lights. The boats contained 2,000 pounds of marijuana.
Horne leaves behind a young daughter and a wife who is pregnant.
On December 2, 2012, Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne was posthumously advanced to Senior Chief Petty Officer.
Military Hall of Honor ID: 222357
*A special Thank You to Contributor #48023659 for Senior Chief Terrell Horne's burial location received 26 Oct 2016.
30 Jul 2014: Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft announced today the Coast Guard will name a cutter in honor of Senior Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III who died on Dec. 2, 2012, while carrying out law enforcement operations near Santa Cruz, California. The Commandant personally informed the Horne family earlier today a fast response cutter will bear Terrell's name in honor of his sacrifice and faithful service in defense of his nation.
For his heroic actions, in which he paid the ultimate sacrifice when his small boat was struck during a law enforcement operation, Horne was posthumously awarded the Coast Guard Medal. The citation reads in part: "… Senior Chief Petty Officer Horne, disregarding his own safety in order to protect a fellow crewmember, forcibly pushed the coxswain from the helm, directly exposing himself to the oncoming vessel … Senior Chief Petty Officer Horne demonstrated remarkable initiative, exceptional fortitude and daring in spite of imminent personal danger. His courage and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Coast Guard."
Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, second in command on a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat, was killed early Sunday morning as he and his crew investigated a suspected smuggling vessel near Santa Cruz Island in the Santa Barbara Channel. Their small boat was rammed by the smuggler's vessel before dawn about 17 miles southwest of Oxnard, near the Santa Cruz Islands.
The panga — a type of small, open craft often used by Mexican smugglers to run drugs and migrants up the West Coast — was first spotted by a Coast Guard patrol plane at around 1 a.m., said spokesperson Petty Officer Adam Eggers. The panga was "running darkened ship," meaning it was operating without any navigational lights, he explained.
The Coast Guard dispatched its 87-foot Cutter Halibut and, once it arrived on the scene, the Halibut deployed its smaller intercept boat with Horne on board.
When the Coast Guard small boat approached with its blue law enforcement light energized, the suspect vessel, identified to be a profile Mexican style panga, maneuvered at a high rate of speed directly towards the Coast Guard small boat and struck it before fleeing the scene.
Two Coast Guard members were thrown from the boat into the water, and both members were immediately recovered by the Coast Guard small boat. Upon recovery it appeared one member sustained a traumatic head injury and the other had minor injuries.
The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that 34 year-old Terrell Horne III of Redondo Beach was killed in the crash. Chief Deputy Medical Examiner James Baroni confirms Horne was pronounced dead at the Port of Hueneme early Sunday morning. A second Coast Guard member was transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
Coast Guard crews followed the suspects by air and sea for nearly four hours until the vessel's engine died 20 miles north of the Mexican border. An officer used pepper spray on the two suspects who were charged with killing a federal officer while the officer was on duty.
"Chief Petty Officer Horne was an outstanding Coast Guard member," Capt. James Jenkins said. "And he gave his life in service, enforcing the laws of this nation."
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of our shipmate. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends, and his shipmates aboard Coast Guard Cutter Halibut," said Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Robert J. Papp. "We are focused on supporting them during this very difficult time. Our fallen shipmate stood the watch on the front lines protecting our nation and we are all indebted to him for his service and sacrifice. Finally, I commend the responding Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection units whose quick actions led to the successful interdiction and apprehension of those believed to be involved."
Chief Petty Officer Horne had been heralded by the Coast Guard on several occasions.
He arrived in Southern California last summer after serving for two years as an executive petty officer in Emerald Isle, N.C. There, he received a Coast Guard Commendation Medal for his leadership in 63 search-and-rescue cases, in which 38 lives were saved.
According to an account of the medal ceremony, the most notable of those operations involved a boat that capsized in a North Carolina inlet in 2010. The account said he coached his team through "treacherous" sea conditions to rescue five people.
The Coast Guard also noted Horne's involvement in a January operation in which the Halibut found and stopped two boats operating at midnight with no lights. The boats contained 2,000 pounds of marijuana.
Horne leaves behind a young daughter and a wife who is pregnant.
On December 2, 2012, Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne was posthumously advanced to Senior Chief Petty Officer.
Military Hall of Honor ID: 222357
*A special Thank You to Contributor #48023659 for Senior Chief Terrell Horne's burial location received 26 Oct 2016.
For his heroic actions, in which he paid the ultimate sacrifice when his small boat was struck during a law enforcement operation, Horne was posthumously awarded the Coast Guard Medal. The citation reads in part: "… Senior Chief Petty Officer Horne, disregarding his own safety in order to protect a fellow crewmember, forcibly pushed the coxswain from the helm, directly exposing himself to the oncoming vessel … Senior Chief Petty Officer Horne demonstrated remarkable initiative, exceptional fortitude and daring in spite of imminent personal danger. His courage and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Coast Guard."
Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, second in command on a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat, was killed early Sunday morning as he and his crew investigated a suspected smuggling vessel near Santa Cruz Island in the Santa Barbara Channel. Their small boat was rammed by the smuggler's vessel before dawn about 17 miles southwest of Oxnard, near the Santa Cruz Islands.
The panga — a type of small, open craft often used by Mexican smugglers to run drugs and migrants up the West Coast — was first spotted by a Coast Guard patrol plane at around 1 a.m., said spokesperson Petty Officer Adam Eggers. The panga was "running darkened ship," meaning it was operating without any navigational lights, he explained.
The Coast Guard dispatched its 87-foot Cutter Halibut and, once it arrived on the scene, the Halibut deployed its smaller intercept boat with Horne on board.
When the Coast Guard small boat approached with its blue law enforcement light energized, the suspect vessel, identified to be a profile Mexican style panga, maneuvered at a high rate of speed directly towards the Coast Guard small boat and struck it before fleeing the scene.
Two Coast Guard members were thrown from the boat into the water, and both members were immediately recovered by the Coast Guard small boat. Upon recovery it appeared one member sustained a traumatic head injury and the other had minor injuries.
The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that 34 year-old Terrell Horne III of Redondo Beach was killed in the crash. Chief Deputy Medical Examiner James Baroni confirms Horne was pronounced dead at the Port of Hueneme early Sunday morning. A second Coast Guard member was transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
Coast Guard crews followed the suspects by air and sea for nearly four hours until the vessel's engine died 20 miles north of the Mexican border. An officer used pepper spray on the two suspects who were charged with killing a federal officer while the officer was on duty.
"Chief Petty Officer Horne was an outstanding Coast Guard member," Capt. James Jenkins said. "And he gave his life in service, enforcing the laws of this nation."
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of our shipmate. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends, and his shipmates aboard Coast Guard Cutter Halibut," said Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Robert J. Papp. "We are focused on supporting them during this very difficult time. Our fallen shipmate stood the watch on the front lines protecting our nation and we are all indebted to him for his service and sacrifice. Finally, I commend the responding Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection units whose quick actions led to the successful interdiction and apprehension of those believed to be involved."
Chief Petty Officer Horne had been heralded by the Coast Guard on several occasions.
He arrived in Southern California last summer after serving for two years as an executive petty officer in Emerald Isle, N.C. There, he received a Coast Guard Commendation Medal for his leadership in 63 search-and-rescue cases, in which 38 lives were saved.
According to an account of the medal ceremony, the most notable of those operations involved a boat that capsized in a North Carolina inlet in 2010. The account said he coached his team through "treacherous" sea conditions to rescue five people.
The Coast Guard also noted Horne's involvement in a January operation in which the Halibut found and stopped two boats operating at midnight with no lights. The boats contained 2,000 pounds of marijuana.
Horne leaves behind a young daughter and a wife who is pregnant.
On December 2, 2012, Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne was posthumously advanced to Senior Chief Petty Officer.
Military Hall of Honor ID: 222357
*A special Thank You to Contributor #48023659 for Senior Chief Terrell Horne's burial location received 26 Oct 2016.
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