GALVESTON, Texas -- Lynn Alperin (right) is joined by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District Commander [1977] Col. Jon C. Vanden Bosch (left) and Galveston Mayor John Unbehagen at a signing proclaiming November 14 through 18 as "Corps of Engineers History Week." Alperin wrote, "Custodians of the Coast," a historical review of the Galveston District. Many district commanders and employees considered the book the definitive history of the USACE's presence in Galveston, Texas. Newspaper clipping provided by Lynn Alperin