"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein
“You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020
“A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker
August 04, 2018, 10:41 AM
Warhorse
Happy B'Day!
Even us leathernecks appreciate you guys.
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August 04, 2018, 11:21 AM
spunk639
Happy Birthday Coasties.
August 04, 2018, 11:28 AM
RHINOWSO
Happy B-day Puddle Pirates!
August 04, 2018, 12:12 PM
CaptainMike
Saw the USCGC Eagle inbound at Thimble Shoals yesterday. Beautiful Ship. Happy Birthday Mud Ducks. This message has been edited. Last edited by: CaptainMike,
MOO means NO! Be the comet!
August 04, 2018, 12:20 PM
flashguy
Happy Birthday! You do very needed work.
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth
August 04, 2018, 01:46 PM
Sigfan Roy
Back at ya Mike!
Semper Paratus.
August 04, 2018, 02:14 PM
villageidiot
It is a glorious Day to be a Puddle Pirate! RM3 graduate of the Cape May school for Hooligans and other assorted names...VI
August 04, 2018, 02:19 PM
satch
I once advised a young man who wanted to join a service to try for the USCG, don't know if he did,I hear their standards are tough.
August 04, 2018, 02:40 PM
ontmark
Happy Birthday
Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to use it! - John Steinbeck
August 04, 2018, 03:38 PM
charlie12
My daddy was CG in WWII
_______________________________________________________ And no, junior not being able to hold still for 5 seconds is not a disability.
August 04, 2018, 04:04 PM
MikeinNC
quote:
Originally posted by satch: I once advised a young man who wanted to join a service to try for the USCG, don't know if he did,I hear their standards are tough.
The standards are high, but even so, a few slip in thru the cracks...and we wind up with a blockhead or two, God knows I had a few shipmates who were dumber than rocks.
"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein
“You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020
“A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker
August 04, 2018, 04:06 PM
ulsterman
They take a phenomenal amount of drugs off the waters.
And they do it with an aging fleet of cutters.
August 04, 2018, 08:25 PM
LS1 GTO
Q. Why are members of the Coast Guard required to be at least 5' tall?
A. So they can walk back to shore in the unlikely event their boat sinks.
"Quack quack quack, quackquack quack."
Translation for the non-coasties on the forum " Happy birthday Coasties, you guys (and gals) rock!"This message has been edited. Last edited by: LS1 GTO,
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
"If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers
The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...
August 05, 2018, 10:08 PM
agent 229
I had just started boot camp at Alameda in 1981 when we were about to leave forming company and be turned over to our CC. We could hear a marching band in the distance on the island and knew something ceremonial must be happening. Before we were introduced to our CC the forming company CC said "I'm glad I'm not in your shoes today, instead of being at the Coast Guard day picnic your new CC is here with you and he's missing out on the free beer at the picnic". Every Coast Guard day I chuckle to myself with my first Coast Guard day memory. Happy Coast Guard day my fellow Coasties.
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