tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post4479976387809483633..comments2024-03-27T06:40:56.148-04:00Comments on EagleSpeak: Happy Birthday, Coast Guard!Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-70740979805623687042011-08-05T09:01:58.839-04:002011-08-05T09:01:58.839-04:00"now if we could just get some new ships...I ..."now if we could just get some new ships...I think I hear the same refrain from our Navy bretheran."<br /><br />Just think of it as our contribution (USN & USCG) to the 'peace dividend' (how did you spend yours?).....Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388843890140644376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-35122500655019735102011-08-04T19:25:58.154-04:002011-08-04T19:25:58.154-04:00All the photos except the last one came from the U...All the photos except the last one came from the U.S, Coast Guard HQ imagery <a href="http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php" rel="nofollow">website</a>. You need to do some searching there, though.<br /><br />The final photo is from a little adventure my MIUW unit shared with some Coasties about 21 years ago.Mark Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-80819229276779536382011-08-04T14:50:19.777-04:002011-08-04T14:50:19.777-04:00Happy birthday Shipmates.
God it's great being...Happy birthday Shipmates.<br />God it's great being a Coastie...now if we could just get some new ships...I think I hear the same refrain from our Navy bretheran.<br /><br />Now, I can reveal the primary mission of the Coast Guard....adult supervision for the Navy and Marines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-1993193895284869042011-08-04T13:04:41.047-04:002011-08-04T13:04:41.047-04:00That me holding the Haitian girl where did you get...That me holding the Haitian girl where did you get that pic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-81229795312280113182011-08-04T12:21:06.041-04:002011-08-04T12:21:06.041-04:00that is really good post showing the extremes of t...that is really good post showing the extremes of the USCG's capabilities.<br /><br />They are Our Nation's Maritime First Responders (although the Marines might disagree~)leeseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420319144673744218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-73681531395484341802011-08-04T07:55:18.703-04:002011-08-04T07:55:18.703-04:00Dedicated people.Dedicated people.Mark Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-82614537260280803642011-08-04T07:50:08.767-04:002011-08-04T07:50:08.767-04:00Overworked and under-resourced, it's a constan...Overworked and under-resourced, it's a constant source of amazement to me how well they do with what they've got available.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388843890140644376noreply@blogger.com