Friday, August 4, 2017

Happy Birthday, United States Coast Guard!

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Today the United States Coast Guard (USCG) celebrates its 227th birthday!  Born from Alexander Hamilton's Revenue Service, today the Coasties are Semper Paratus - Always Ready!

From Aztec Shore to Arctic Zone,
To Europe and Far East,
The Flag is carried by our ships
In times of war and peace;
And never have we struck it yet
In spite of foemen's might,
Who cheered our crews and cheered again
For showing how to fight.

We're always ready for the call,
We place our trust in Thee.
Through surf and storm and howling gale,
High shall our purpose be.
"Semper Paratus" is our guide,
Our fame, our glory too.
To fight to save or fight and die,
Aye! Coast Guard we are for you!

SURVEYOR and NARCISSUS,
The EAGLE and DISPATCH,
The HUDSON and TAMPA,
These names are hard to match;
From Barrow's shores to Paraguay,
Great Lakes or ocean's wave,
The Coast Guard fights through storms and winds,
To punish or to save.

Aye! We've been always ready!
To do, to fight, or die
Write glory to the shield we wear
In letters to the sky.
To sink the foe or save the maimed,
Our mission and our pride.
We'll carry on 'til Kingdom Come,
Ideals for which we've died.

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8 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday to the US Coastguard.
    Caro!l L
    Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com

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  2. Happy Birthday! May they have many more.

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  3. One of the young men from our church became a Coastie. His best friend is in the Naval Academy.

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  4. My niece is in the Coast Guard. She was stationed in D.C.for several years She is currently stationed somewhere on the Great Lakes. I am not certain of her rank or position, but she either the commander of the station or very near the top. Her husband was also in the Coast Guard, but chose to get out.

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