Terrell Edwin Horne III (1978–2012) was a

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with the

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, who was killed in the line of duty while intercepting smugglers, on December 2, 2012. Horne had fourteen years service in the Coast Guard and was second in command of the

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USCGC ''Halibut'' on the night he was killed in action. He was aboard the ''Halibuts'' pursuit boat when it was sent to intercept the smugglers. When they were ordered to heave to, the smugglers rammed Horne's boat and his head was fatally struck by their propeller. Horne is credited with pushing the coxswain out of the path of danger at the cost of his own life. On July 30, 2014, the

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, announced that the Coast Guard would name a

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after Horne. All of the cutters will be named after enlisted members of the Coast Guard, or one of its precursors, who were recognized as heroes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Horne, Terrell E. 1978 births 2012 deaths United States Coast Guard non-commissioned officers Recipients of the Coast Guard Medal American military personnel killed in action