You know, that LT kneeling in the picture has a lot of ribbons. He must have performed a lot of sea duty to rack them up and/or getting close to a promotion to O-4 / LCDR. G-d bless him, and keep him safe as well as the rest of my brothers and sisters in arms.
You are right.
Our coasties are truly unsung heroes in our war against terrorism.
God Bless the coasties and the rest of our military personnel around the world enabling us to be Americans and do what we do each day. Amen!