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To: ConorMacNessa; JustAmy; yorkie; MEG33; jaycee; Mama_Bear; Billie; GodBlessUSA; LUV W; The Mayor; ...
thank you.

Today is U.S. Coast Guard Day.

On August 4, 1790, the Revenue Cutter Service was created by the U.S. Congress. Congress authorized the construction of ten cutters. These ships were built to to enforce U.S. tariff laws.

The Revenue Cutter Service was the predecessor the the U.S. Coast Guard.  The name "Coast Guard" was first used in 1915.




435 posted on 08/04/2009 11:07:00 AM PDT by Lady Jag (Double your income. Fire the government)
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To: Lady Jag; Billie; GodBlessUSA; FRiends
(Taking a break)
Happy Coast Guard Day


Coast Guard Cutter Chase on patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

Saluting The US Coast Guard

437 posted on 08/04/2009 11:26:20 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: Lady Jag


Lamh Foistenach Abu!
438 posted on 08/04/2009 11:26:45 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: Lady Jag

Thanks for the kind words, writing is more a nudge of the muse and a curiosity as to where it will take me. Here’s one for the board.

Friends in heart with common cause here
poetry and humor, laughter and shared tear
like a family gathered around the fireside
we share what we have, letting pains abide

Warmth and words capturing ideas and dreams
blended in company with us each it seems
Like a red red rose in the snow so white
this place stands out, its freedom does shout

Red on Fridays, or those Caturdays as well
dogs welcome though the cat’s glance is fell
Dust bunny graphics that give smiling delights
words and crafted images combine in fun sights

A family of minds blended in friendship fair
let us preserve it with thoughtful honest care
Here the place where distant friends reach out
and touch in gentle humor, strife we do rout

Recipes shared oh so easy right here
simply expanding my belt line I fear
and those fried treats displayed galore
and Chocolate wonders and ever much more


442 posted on 08/04/2009 11:43:06 AM PDT by WayzataJOHNN ( Poetry is the jazz of words, laid down by a feeling soul.)
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