Thad Allen

Thad William Allen (born 16 January 1949) is a former admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 23rd commandant from 2006 to 2010. Allen is best known for his performance directing the federal response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf Coast region from September 2005 to January 2006, and for his role as National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Robert J. Papp Jr. succeeded him as Commandant on 25 May 2010.

Allen remained on active duty for 36 days after being succeeded as commandant while serving as Deepwater Horizon National Incident Commander. He officially retired from the U.S. Coast Guard on 30 June 2010, but continued to serve as National Incident Commander for an additional three months. He has worked as an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton since November 2011. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Author: Allen, Thaddeus
    Published 1847
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    An inquiry into the views, principles, services and influences of the leading men in the origination of our Union
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    Author: Allen, Thaddeus
    Published 1870
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    Facts illustrative of the practical tendencies of the distinctive views, principles, agencies, and influences of the leading men in the origination of the American Union, and in the formation and successive administrations of the government
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    Published 1870
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    Facts illustrative of the practical tendencies of the distinctive views, principles, agencies, and influences of the leading men in the origination of the American union, and in the formation and successive administration of the Government

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