Linwood “Tick” Thumm smiles for the camera March 11, 2015, at his home in Norfolk, Va. Ninety-nine-year-old Thumm was a Coast Guard officer in command of an 83-foot cutter that saw action off the Mid-Atlantic c More
Dolli Lane, 96th Medical Group laboratory technician, reviews a sample through the microscope Nov. 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Lane spotted a rare spirally twisted bacteria when reviewing a sick patient’s More
An adult female Mediterranean Tick (Hyalomma marginatum). In nature, ticks range in size from adults that are 2-5 mm in length to immature stages which are no bigger than the period at the end of this sentence More
A highly magnified ventral shot of a female Ixodes scapularis tick, otherwise known as the Deer Tick, a primary vector for Lyme Disease. The U.S. Army Public Health Center offers free identification and analysi More
Linwood “Tick” Thumm displays a newspaper article from the Virginian Pilot recognizing him for his service to the Virginia State Parks, while at home in Norfolk, Va., March 11, 2015. Thumm, a former officer in More
The 96th Medical Group’s laboratory provided the first-ever human-blood sample of a spirochete bacteria, borrelia turicatae, known to cause tick-borne relapsing fever to be cultured at the Centers for Disease C More
Shown here is the official discharge certificate for Linwood “Tick” Thumm, an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. Thumm was the commanding officer of an 83-foot cutter that saw action off the M More
Shown here is Linwood “Tick” Thumm as a young ensign in the U.S. Coast Guard. Thumm was the commanding officer of an 83-foot cutter that served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of World War II.
Linwood "Tick" Thumm samples the cake at his 100-year birthday party March 26, 2015, at the Portsmouth Federal Building in Portsmouth, Va. Thumm was the commanding officer of an 83-foot Coast Guard cutter durin More
Shown here is an engraved sword owned by former Coast Guard officer Linwood "Tick" Thumm. The sword was a gift to Thumm from his crew of an 83-foot Coast Guard Cutter at the end of World War II.
Linwood “Tick” Thumm displays a sword March 11, 2015, at his home in Norfolk, Va. Thumm, a former Coast Guard officer, received the sword as a gift from his crew after they served in both the Atlantic and Pacif More
The Thumm family laughs at a joke told by the family patriarch, Linwood "Tick" Thumm, at his 100-year birthday party March 26, 2015, at the Portsmouth Federal Building in Portsmouth, Va. Thumm was the commandin More