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

Serving The Best Troops & Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

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Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

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.

Star Spangled Banner

Semper Paratus

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[MEG33]

*HAPPY 224th BIRTHDAY US COAST GUARD*
Thank You For Your Service To Our Nation

It was a nice morning here..I hosed off the patio.
I love my birds but the sunflower seed hulls are a mess!
I Wish You All A Good Week
(((HUGS)))
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[Arrowhead1952]

Good afternoon beachy. I had a great weekend. Work was slow yesterday.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good afternoon Meg. Looks like we may stay in the upper 80s with a chance of rain this PM.

[MEG33]

It’s 91 here and partly cloudy..No rain in our forecast..Good luck with yours!

[Valin]

He Is Missed.

The thing is he got to go home, and we’re stuck here. That hardly seems fair to me. :-)

[Arrowhead1952]

There are some tall clouds in our area. Hope we get some showers today.

[MEG33]

I just checked and see little green blips on radar near you.
Hoping those clouds let the rain come down for you.

[SandRat]

[ConorMacNessa]

GOOD EVENING To Our Valiant Troops, To Our Vets, To Our Families, To Our FRiends, To Our Allies And To All Canteen Denizens!

GODSPEED OUR TROOPS around the Globe, especially those in combat!



Evening Colors - Fort Hood, Texas – 27 March 2014

Evening Colors
U.S. Army Bugler
(Click)



MAY THE LORD Protect And Uphold Our Troops In Their Performance Of Their Vital Mission!

MAY HE KEEP Their Families Secure During Their Time Of Separation!

MAY HE PRESERVE And Uphold The American Nation In This Time Of Crisis!

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)

[Gamecock]

The Coast Guard? Seems like a lot of pride there, a lot of tradition.

[Larry Lucido]

I’d have to be a land guy. You know, the guy that unties the boat from the, um, place.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Kathy in Alaska]

Trying to catch up... I love this....

[Kathy in Alaska]

Trying to catch up....

Love the Coast Guard Eagle. Would have loved to sail a square rigger in my younger days.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Trying to catch up....

That’s my favorite shirt too!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Trying to catch up....

Long, long line of tradition and pride.

[Delta 21]

Thats a damn smart shine on that bell!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Trying to catch up.....

“Cast off.”