Be A Part of the Story

The importance of the Pea Island Lifesavers cannot be understated.  In 1880 and at a time of Civil War and Slavery, It was unheard of to have black surfmen in the position of authority, let alone keepers of their own lifesaving station.  This story, never before told on film is a remarkable journey of Richard Etheridge and his crew.  A crew of heroes that made the most heroic rescues in the history of the lifesaving services IE: E.S. Newman.  The actions of these men and the ability to put the issues such as sex, creed or color behind them, made countless rescues of men, women and children stranded in the Graveyard of the Atlantic. This story has largely been ignored until now!  Rescue Men will tell the story stressing the importance and the contributions these men made on the future of the lifesaving service and their being Posthumously awarded 100 years later, the “Gold Life-Saving Medal” the service’s highest peacetime honor, by the United States Coast Guard.  Were it not for keeper Richard Etheridge and his men and their heroic actions, many would have died. 

Update - February 2010

DreamQuest Productions, LLC wishes to thank the following organizations for their generous support of Rescue Men.

1. North Carolina Council for the Humanities - http://www.nchumanities.org/

 

2. Outer Banks Community Foundation - http://www.obcf.org/

 

3. Outer Banks Visitor's Bureau

DIRECT DONATION’S

Private donations are most welcome and 100 % of all donations given directly to DreamQuest Productions, LLC goes to the production of Rescue Men (ie - no administrative cost). Screen credit will be awarded to those donors. Checks can be sent to:

DreamQuest Productions, LLC

Attn: Rescue Men

3053 Rancho Vista Blvd., Suite H-210

Palmdale, CA 93551