FReeper Canteen ~ Happy 224th Birthday, United States Coast Guard ~ 04 August 2014

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ August 4th ~
~ Happy 224th Birthday, US Coast Guard!! ~

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From Flotilla 76, Oregon

The United States Coast Guard, one of the country's five armed services, is a unique agency of the federal government. We trace our history back to 4 August 1790, when the first Congress authorized the construction of ten vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws and to prevent smuggling. Known variously through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as the Revenue Marine and the Revenue Cutter Service, we expanded in size and responsibilities as the nation grew.

The service received its present name in 1915 under an act of Congress when the Revenue Cutter Service merged with the Life-Saving Service. The nation then had a single maritime service dedicated to saving life at sea and enforcing the nation's maritime laws. The Coast Guard began to maintain the country's aids to maritime navigation, including operating the nation's lighthouses, when President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the transfer of the Lighthouse Service to the Coast Guard in 1939. In 1946 Congress permanently transferred the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation to the Coast Guard, thereby placing merchant marine licensing and merchant vessel safety under our purview.

The Coast Guard is one of the oldest organizations of the federal government and, until the Navy Department was established in 1798, we served as the nation's only armed force afloat. We continued to protect the nation throughout our long history and have served proudly in every one of the nation's conflicts. Our national defense responsibilities remain one of our most important functions even today. In times of peace we operate as part of the Department of Homeland Security, serving as the nation's front-line agency for enforcing our laws at sea, protecting the marine environment and our vast coastline and ports, and saving life. In times of war, or at the direction of the President, we serve under the Navy Department.

Link here

Revenue Cutters

Sinbad, the Coast Guard's most famous mascot. He was adopted by a crewman from the cutter Campbell prior to World War II. He was so beloved by the crew that they actually enlisted him in the Coast Guard. Sinbad served faithfully through thick and thin, surviving combat with the Germans and Japanese, causing a few international incidents with his antics, and even having a book written about him! Here he is at his battle station on board the Campbell, ready to take aim at a German U-boat!

Click for more Coast Guard Mascots and their stories.

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Semper Paratus

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[ConorMacNessa]

OUR LADY OF VICTORY AT LEPANTO
PRAY FOR US!!!



THEOTOKOS, we your children cry out to you! The oldest of our Christian Communities are in most dire straits! We petition you to intercede for them with your Divine Son, Our Risen Lord, Jesus Christ!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD



CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather "Old Ironsides," remained open for free public tours. At 210 years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!





Boston, Oct. 21, 2009 - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).
(Click for Bosun’s Whistle)



USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[left that other site]

Hi everybody!
((((HUGS))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[Publius]

Great concert last night. The Tchaikovsky trio was one for the ages. The Beethoven was a lot of fun, too.

Back to Rockumentary next weekend.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Kathy!

(Blushing)

*HUGS*

I was working on that graphic to post on another thread.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[SandRat]

Hi

[left that other site]

Joining you in prayer for our Christian Brothers and Sisters in the middle east.

Our Father in Heaven
We Praise and Bless Your Most Holy Name.
We Reach out to you in prayer and Supplication
For the Dear Christian Brothers and Sisters in the Middle East.
Orthodox and Catholic, Protestant and Evangelical,
Coptic, Pentecostal, and Baptist.
We know that the enemy does not quiz them on their denomination, but only sees them as CHRISTIAN.
We see their joy, their devotion, their courage, and their travail through secret leaks that only give us a glimpse of the whole picture.
Father, we pray that You rebuke the Media for hiding the reality, and we pray that You will cause the Truth to be proclaimed from the housetops.

We also pray that the Body of Christ will stand in prayer and defend our brethren from this evil.

In Jesus name.
Amen

[SandRat]

This is for you TONK where ever you are.

[left that other site]

Hey FRiend...

As you know, I teach music and go from house to house.

I met a woodwind teacher who does the same thing. As we compared notes, I discovered that he played under the baton of Arthur Fiedler during my childhood years when Daddy used to take me to pops concerts all the time!

What a coinkidink! :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, ML!

*HUGS*

Thank you so very much for your eloquent prayer - with your permission, I would like to incorporate some of your language into my graphic, which is still a work in progress.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Use anything you want. d:o)

[left that other site]

By all means, my FRiend.

I am touched that you would ask!

[ConorMacNessa]

Happy Birthday, U.S. Coast Guard!!
Happy Birthday, Tonk!!!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...ferry service again today?

BBQ?

Early morning rain, then blue sky and sunshine here.

[mountainlion]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haulDvvy_d4

Coast Guard Marching song.

[Kathy in Alaska]