Larry L. Hereth

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Rear Admiral

Larry L. Hereth
RADM Larry L. Hereth, USCG, 2016.jpg
RADM (Retired) Larry Hereth in 2016
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg  United States of America
Service/branchFlag of the United States Coast Guard.svg  United States Coast Guard
Years of service1973–2007
Rank US-O8 insignia.svg Rear Admiral
Commands heldFifth Coast Guard District
Awards Department of Transportation Gold Medal; Legion of Merit; and Transportation 9-11 Medal

Rear Admiral Larry L. Hereth was the Commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District of the United States Coast Guard. [1] [2] He has also acted as director of port security [3] and Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection. [4] He retired in 2007, after 34 years of service. [5]

Rear Admiral Hereth is a 1973 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy. He also earned an MBA in 1992 from Florida Institute of Technology. In his 32 years of service, he has seen a broad-based career with an emphasis on field operations. His wide-ranging assignments have taken him throughout the United States with multiple tours at east, gulf and west coast ports. The Fifth Coast Guard District was his fourth command assignment. In 2005 he served as the Principal Federal Official for Hurricane Rita Recovery operations reporting directly to DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff. [1] [2]

He has received numerous personal awards throughout his career, including the Department of Transportation Secretary's Gold Medal Award, the Legion of Merit, [1] the 9-11 Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal with the Operational Distinguishing Device.

After retiring from the Coast Guard, Hereth settled in Lawrenceburg, Indiana where he became a certified financial planner. He was elected to the board of directors of the Military Officers Association of America in 2012, serving on the board's print and digital media committee. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "COAST GUARD FIFTH DISTRICT COMMANDER AWARDED LEGION OF MERIT for HURRICANE RITA RESPONSE". US Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Rear Adm. Larry L. Hereth, USCG (Ret) Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine , Leadership and Governance, Military Officers Association of America, Alexandria, Virginia, accessed 27 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Weiner, Tim (24 March 2004). "U.S. Law Puts World Ports on Notice". New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 3120.3" (PDF). US Coast Guard. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "PERSONAL MESSAGE FOR ALL HANDS FROM THE DISTRICT COMMANDER". US Coastguard Reserve. Retrieved 1 February 2010.


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