Happy Birthday Coast Guard!

[JohnUSCG]

Happy Birthday Coast Guard !! Please take a moment out of your day to remember THIS COUNTRYS OLDEST SEAGOING SERVICE!!

On this date in 1790, Congress authorized the Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton’s proposal to build ten cutters to protect the new nation’s revenue (Stat. L. 145, 175). Alternately known as the system of cutters, Revenue Service, and Revenue-Marine this service would officially be named the Revenue Cutter Service (12 Stat. L., 639) in 1863. The cutters were placed under the control of the Treasury Department. This date marks the officially recognized birthday of the Coast Guard.

[Brown-Bear]

Later to be known as the United States Life Saving Service. Stations where set up all ove rthe coast to protect and during gthe most harrowing times rescue stranded souls at sea.

" Aye, Aye Master chief, I'm coastie blue, tried and true thru and thru, oooh rah" Semper Paratus.

You guys wanna see some REAL heros? Google the Pea Island Surfman.

Dave

USCG Sta. Portsmouth, Portsmouth Va
C2CEN, Sn, BTM.

[theSaj]

WHAT IS THE COAST GUARD?

"Sir, the Coast Guard is the hard nucleus upon which the Navy forms in time of war!"



*Semper Paratus*

[4XLT]

happy b-day coasties!!

[knighthawk06699]

Thanks for the info. A very happy birthday to the birthday to the service that saves lives and protects us every single day. They don't get their do, yet they do their jobs. Thank you so much. USCG we need and appreciate you.