A military branch you've never heard of

wnd.com ^ | 8/4/2017 | Bill Federer

[rktman]

On Aug. 4, 1790, the Revenue Marine, later called Revenue Cutter Service, was created by the recommendation of Alexander Hamilton, the Secretary of the Treasury. It consisted of 10 ships charged with stopping smuggling and French privateers from operating in American waters.

The Revenue Marine’s first seven masters (captains) were commissioned by President George Washington on March 12, 1791. The Revenue Marine was the only armed maritime service of the United States till the Department of the Navy was created in 1798. During the U.S.-French Quasi War of 1798-1801, eight Revenue Cutter vessels were among the 45 American ships that served in combat.

When the U.S. government passed the Slave Trade Act of 1794, the Revenue Marine began intercepting slave ships which were illegally bringing slaves into the country. Slaves were bought predominantly from Arab Muslim slave markets of Africa.

Missionary to Africa David Livingstone wrote of witnessing the Muslim Arab slave trade in the mid-19nth century: “We passed a slave woman shot or stabbed through the body and lying on the path … an Arab who passed early that morning had done it in anger at losing the price he had given for her, because she was unable to walk any longer. We passed a woman tied by the neck to a tree and dead. … We came upon a man dead from starvation. … The strangest disease I have seen in this country seems really to be broken heartedness, and it attacks free men who have been captured and made slaves.”

[rktman]

Interesting bit of history and, based on the little here, it seems that the "sjw's" need to quit whining to white folks and start bitching at moose limbs and certain tribes in Africa that offered these slaves for sale. But, you already knew that part and also know that won't happen.

[rktman]

NON print version:

http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/a-military-branch-youve-never-heard-of/?cat_orig=diversions

[PGR88]

Seems little has changed in the Arab world.

[rktman]

Well at least they’re consistent. Still A-holes after all these years. And they took whoever they felt like as slaves and not just black folks.

[arthurus]

My very favorite plastic ship model I assembled when I was ten was a revenue cutter, the Roger B. Taney.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Founding Fathers list?

[rktman]

You’ll have to wait for that to be leaked from at least two highly placed un-named anonymous sources in the white house. Which, by the way, is a dump. ;-)

[Vermont Lt]

Human life was cheap in the 1800’s. Wow. Who knew?

[rktman]

Apparently it’s cheap in Chiraq in the 2000s.

[pfflier]

That was an awesome model, cool colors and everything a kid could want. Still, It was and always will be a Coast Guard Cutter.

BTW the ship was in Honolulu harbor on Dec 7 1941 and fired on the japanese raiders.

[NonValueAdded]

Quite worthy

[NonValueAdded]

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“Until we meet again, let us remember our obligations to our
forefathers who gave us our Constitution, the Bill of Rights,
an independent Supreme Court and a nation of free men.”

Dr. Benjamin Franklin, when asked if we had a republic or a monarchy, replied "A Republic, if you can keep it."

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Great article. Thanks for posting.

Good nugget from the article:

The Pine Tree Flag’s phrase, “An Appeal to Heaven,” was first used by John Locke in his “Second Treatise on Civil Government,” 1690, regarding the right of citizens who have been denied justice to go above the king’s head: “Where the body of the people … is deprived of their right … and have no appeal on earth, then they have a liberty to appeal to heaven. … Where there lies no appeal on earth … they have just cause to make their appeal to heaven.

Seems like Locke is writing to us today with the uniparty/deep state/globalist thwarting the will of the people and beavering away every day to destroy our duly elected government. Without a doubt, we are "...deprived of their right … and have no appeal on earth."

[colorado tanker]

I’ve heard about this service that evolved into the Coast Guard. Guess I’m just a history nerd.

[Bigg Red]

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[Pharmboy]

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[NonValueAdded]

Thank you very much. I try :)

[afraidfortherepublic]

This article solved a lingering mystery for me. One of our County Supervisors here in Wisconsin often displays historic flags in front of his house — versions of the red, white, and blue with fewer stars than we have now. Lately he’s been flying a flag with a blue field and a white square in the upper left hand corner, split by a red cross and a pine tree in the far upper left corner.

I’ve asked around and nobody could identify the flag. I’ve researched every “Flags of the World” site on the web — no luck. I was about to get out of the car and go up to this man’s door (a stranger) to ask about the flag, but this article solved the mystery. It’s a version of the Lone Pine Flag called the Bunker Hill Flag.

Look it up, ‘cause I can’t post pictures!
https://www.bing.com/search?q=bunker+hill+flag&form=EDNTHT&mkt=en-us&httpsmsn=1&msnipt=2&refig=0df68b36bc784c8ede9d44ffda5760fb&sp=2&qs=AS&pq=bunker+hill+flag&sk=AS1&sc=8-16&cvid=0df68b36bc784c8ede9d44ffda5760fb&cc=US&setlang=en-US

[NonValueAdded]

I have one in my collection:

[NonValueAdded]

Sounds like a neighbor you should get to know!