John Gibbons shivered in the back of the little boat hauling him to his first assignment as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard. It was 1953. Gibbons was a baby-faced 18-year-old kid from Ohio who had ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Built in the late 1800s as America’s most expensive lighthouse, the St. George Reef Lighthouse has deteriorated in ...