According to the NRA's American Rifleman December 2004 issue, Coastguardsman Douglas A Munro earned the Congressional Medal of Honor at Guadalcanal in 1942.
Anyone serving Uncle Sam in the military has my appreciation and respect, no matter what branch.
Ditto. I respect members of all branches of the military. Their lives are not useless, as stated in the oaths. I quit reading when I got to that word. My own daughter is serving in the Army. I have met many of the brave young Americans that serve with her. Not a useless one in the bunch.