After BMCM Paul Debold's retirement ceremony at the Gator Den on USCG Base Miami Beach, CDR Drexler and I wandered down to the south end of the base, found the CGC GENTIAN moored there and we were invited onboard. CDR Drexler was my reserve unit (CGRU Miami IV) Executive Officer in the mid-1970's and I had not seen him since 1978 when I was transferred to the reserve unit at Air Station Miami and remained there until the unit was decommissioned in 1994.

Update 10/19/14: Commander Clay Drexler passed away on September 14, 2014, after a long illness. He is very rightfully included in my Memoriams gallery on this website, specifically at
http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/mem_clay_drexler where there are photos of him and his eloquent obituary from The Miami Herald.

RIP Commander Clay Drexler, it was an honor to serve with you so many years ago!