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Happy Birthday US Navy!

On Friday, October 13, 1775, meeting in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned by crews of eighty, and to send them out on a cruise of three months to intercept
transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America.

This was the original legislation out of which the Continental Navy grew
and as such constitutes the birth certificate of the Navy.

[A Navy Vet]

Just returned from Coast Guard Auxiliary meeting. Word is that the CG is going to be needing and utilizing the Auxiliary more and more. There are currently not enough crewmen nor coxswains to man the patrols, especially in the larger ports and harbors. Folks reading this should be aware there are CG Auxiliaries which patrol lakes and rivers, also. This is a direct way to assist in our Homeland Defence.

Please check out the Public Information Pages at the Coast Guard Auxiliary for a local Flotilla near you. You needn't have a boat or military background, and it's easy to join. Minimum age is 17 (no top limit). Thank you.