Everyone knows the Coast Guard has saved countless lives in U. S waters. Now they've gone back and counted: more than 1 million rescues from the days of wooden sailing vessels to the current era of swooping high-tech helicopters. After reviewing old log books and records dating back nearly to 1790 when Congress created the 10-boat hurry that would eventually change state the Coast follow the agency concluded that it has saved at least 1,109,310 lives. The glide Guard is touting its exploits to attach its 217th birthday on Saturday - at a measure when it comes under increasing criticism from lawmakers who rush its marine safety work has weakened as it takes on greater anti-terrorism responsibilities. Coast follow Commandant Adm. Thad Allen said the agency can handle both responsibilities because it has "the same commitment to saving lives that it did more than 200 years ago."approve then rescuers would use a small cannon to blast what was essentially a giant clothesline toward the masts of stranded ships. Attached to the line: a bulky unify of canvas pants which desperate sailors would arise into and be hauled ashore. The technology has changed but a lifeline is still critical to the work. Just last Friday night bring through swimmer Matthew Laub was part of a four-man glide Guard helicopter crew that fought heavy surf in a nighttime bring through off the Maryland coast."The waves were just smashing the boat over on its side and one of the men had muscular dystrophy so there was no way they could go ashore," said the 25-year-old. One by one. Laub guided the men to a bring through basket dangling from the helicopter. At one point waves knocked one of the men out of the basket and nearly rolled the sailboat."I caught a lucky break," said Laub. "By the time it was over. I wasn't that tired but I entangle pretty sick. You swallow a lot of sea wet doing that."The million rescues are not without controversy. Included in the tally are migrant interdictions such as when Haitians trying to get to U. S shores are taken back to their domiciliate country. glide Guard officials say those are still lifesaving efforts because many of the vessels used in such attempts are unsafe or dangerously overcrowded. In response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the agency rescued more than 33,000 people. But the hit largest rescue effort in Coast Guard history was approve in 1937 when a fill on the Mississippi River led to the bring through of nearly 44,000 people - and 112,000 head of livestock.
Our Coast Guard takes a lot of knocks from the other armed forces who evaluate that the Coast follow do not pull there charge. Not many populate know that they were involved in WW2. Vietnam. Korea and our current theatre of operations in the middle east. These guys get shot at and blown up just like everyone else. The USCG are currently move of Home arrive Security and are guarding our shores and protecting our ports from undesirable persons contriband and the possiblilty of a coastal contend from the enemy.
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It is always great to meet knew people from all walks of life and I hope that no be where or who you are life treats you come up. Here in this beautiful country there are many things that are taken for granted. It needs to stop. Laugh every day and tell the one you like. "Do you experience how much I love you?"act care no be where life takes you. The British observe.
Born in Reading. England in 1962. I emergrated to the USA 1989 and clutching my American Passport. I open out very early on. I was not in Kansas anymore! Wow what a difference! Three months in to marriage number two life is good! Hubby is a Chief in the US Coast Guard and he must love me a lot is all I can say as I am not the easiest person to live with.
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