CAPE MAY, N.J.— The Stone Harbor American Legion Post 331 presented two Coast Guard members tickets home as part of their Home for the Holidays program during a ceremony held Sunday.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Hutchens and Seaman Betty Sciscoe submitted their names into a fishbowl in August and were randomly selected as the winners of the American Legion’s Home for the Holidays Program.
The program was created by members of the American Legion Post 331 and provided both Hutchens and Sciscoe rides to and from the airport and first-class travel accommodations to their hometowns.
“The command and the staff of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May are thankful that the American Legion brought this opportunity to our members,” said Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards, the training center’s public affairs officer. “A lot of Coast Guard men and women are far from home conducting front line Coast Guard missions during the holidays, and going home isn’t always an option, but these two members do get that opportunity thanks to the American Legion.”
Jim Fleischmann presents Coast Guard Seaman Betty Siscoe with her ticket and travel itinerary for her fully paid trip home at the Stone Harbor American Legion Post 331, Dec. 7, 2014. Siscoe was one of the winners of a random draw to win a fully paid trip home sponsored by the Stone Harbor American Legion. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards) Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Hutchens and his wife Rebekah, receive their tickets and travel itinerary for their fully paid trip home at the Stone Harbor American Legion Post 331, Dec. 7, 2014. The local American Legion sponsored a random draw for junior enlisted members stationed at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, N.J., to win a trip home for the holidays. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards) Jim Fleischmann, a representative from the Stone Harbor American Legion Post 331, explains how the “Home for the Holidays” project was conceived to members of the local area attending a Pearl Harbor Day event, Dec. 7, 2014. Two Coast Guard members were chosen as part of the Home for the Holidays program to get a fully paid flight home during the Christmas holiday. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)