A: MAIN
Veterans Day: Residents reflect on their military service
Veterans Day: Residents reflect on their military service
From Coast Guard reservist to an antiwar activist
Marvin Cohen spent 6½ years in the U. S. Coast Guard reserve based at Coast Guard Island, part of the city of Alameda. He and a friend joined in 1954, when both were 17.
“We thought that, maybe, if we were in the Coast Guard, we could save somebody’s life, and not kill people,”
November 9, 2021