ADM Paul A. Yost Jr., USCG (Ret.)

Admiral Yost, a combat veteran of the Vietnam War and graduate of the Naval War College, served as Commandant of the Coast Guard from 1986 to 1990.

Articles by Paul A. Yost Jr.

NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER (A. R. HILL)

Swift Boats: Hard Day on the Bo De

By Admiral Paul A. Yost Jr., USCG (Ret.)
October 2004
In an excerpt from his oral history, the former Coast Guard Commandant recalls a harrowing Swift boat operation he led up the Bo De River in Vietnam.
U.S. COAST GUARD (JOHN GAFFNEY)

Coast Guard Must Play in Overseas War Plans

By Admiral Paul A. Yost Jr., USCG (Ret.)
October 2003
A Department of Defense study contemplates removing the Coast Guard from combat roles overseas. But why duplicate manifestly effective forces that have answered the nation's calls since 1790?