Seahawks ‘adopt’ Coast Guard’s 13th District
Published 12:01 am Friday, September 12, 2014
SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks have adopted the Coast Guard 13th District, which includes North Olympic Peninsula Coast Guard stations, as their military unit for 2014.
The Seahawks organization adopts an area military unit each year to show appreciation for the service members’ dedication to their country and the team, the Coast Guard said.
Rear Adm. Richard Gromlich, commander of the Coast Guard 13th District — which provides oversight, guidance and support to operational units in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana — accepted the honor from the Air Force 446th Airlift Wing during a “change of command” ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma on Sept. 9.
The 446th was adopted in 2013 and rode with the Seahawks through their run at Super Bowl XLVIII.
Col. Richard O. Grayson of the 446th presented a Seahawks 12th Man flag to Gromlich.
The flag will be flown from various Coast Guard units throughout the Pacific Northwest in support of the Seahawks.
Signed 12th Man flag
Autographs from military members and their families will be added to it before it is returned to be put on display.
Seahawks players and their cheerleaders, the Sea Gals, signed autographs and posed for photographs with members of the Air Force and Coast Guard during the ceremony.
The Coast Guard 13th District is the third local military unit to be adopted by the Seahawks organization.
The tradition started with the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team two seasons ago.
