I am disappointed/disgusted at the ignorance of the United States Coast Guard on this thread.
Our Coast Guard fights during war time and protects everyone in this country ALL the time.
I proudly served as a Coastie in the late eighties and my husband is a retired Chief.
I am actually more proud of the CG knowing they kicked the coward deserter out on his sorry butt.
My eight-year old grandson is very excited about wanting to join the Coast Guard when he is old enough. He loves watching those shows on The Weather Channel and dreams about helping people with search and rescue like that.