Memphis Council Honors Enlisted Coast Guardsman

Navy League Memphis Council President Buz Sorce presents Marine Science Technician 2nd Class Michael A. Roberts with his Enlisted Person of the Year award for the Sector Lower Mississippi River.
Navy League Memphis Council President Buz Sorce presents Marine Science Technician 2nd Class Michael A. Roberts with his Enlisted Person of the Year award for the Sector Lower Mississippi River.

By Scott Achelpohl
Deputy Editor, Seapower

Navy League Memphis Council President Buz Sorce presents Marine Science Technician 2nd Class Michael A. Roberts with his Enlisted Person of the Year award for the Sector Lower Mississippi River.

The Navy League’s Memphis Council held a socially distanced ceremony on June 4 to recognize the Coast Guard Enlisted Person of the Year for the Sector Lower Mississippi River.

Capt. Roxanne Tamez, commanding officer of the sector, presided over the ceremony at Sector Lower Mississippi River on the banks of the Mississippi River in the heart of Memphis, and Command Master Chief Operations Specialist Shane Carroll served as master of ceremonies.

Navy League Memphis Council President Buz Sorce presented Marine Science Technician 2nd Class Michael A. Roberts with his award, and the Navy League treated the unit to lunch afterward.

U.S. Coast Guardsmen in formation during the Enlisted Person of the Year ceremony.
U.S. Coast Guardsmen in formation during the Enlisted Person of the Year ceremony.
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