TACLET member attends State of the Union address

Coast Guard Magazine, March, 2005 by Anastasia Burns

MIAMI, Feb. 2 -- DC2 John Fox, a member of the Tactical Law Enforcement Team South, was chosen by President George W. Bush to attend the State of the Union Address today.

Fox, a North Carolina native, received the call from the White House the day before the speech, inviting him to both represent the Coast Guard and also be recognized for his outstanding performance as a member of TACLET South.

Fox deployed with Law Enforcement Detachment 403 February 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. On April 24, 2004 while aboard the USS Firebolt, he displayed heroic efforts attempting to save fellow shipmates after a suicide attack vessel attempted to destroy an oil terminal in the Northern Arabian Gulf.

Story by PA2 Anastasia Burns, 7th Dist.