Unabashed Boatswain's Mate
Back then, I do not know what limitations were placed on an MLB (Motor Life Boat) as farOriginally Posted by Gunny
as response goes. I know what they are these days.
That crew had balls of bronze, not brass!
Gold Lifesaving Medal is a rare honor, and all 4 got it.
Too bad a Medal of Honor cannot be given for domestic actions.
That crew would certainly have deserved it.
I have lost my mind. If found, please give it a snack and return it?
"I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same of others"...John Wayne in "The Shootist"
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Yeah well that's BS. I never liked the way the Coast Guard treated. They were part of the DOT until sometime in the 90s. Y'all are the red-headed stepchildren of the military same as we are the Navy. They deserved more than medals for THAT crap.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Unabashed Boatswain's Mate
Back in the 50's we were under the Treasury Department!
In 1967 put under the Department of Transportation:
http://www.uscg.mil/top/missions/
In 2003, combined with many others under the umbrella
of Home Land Security. We were supposed to be the solid
linch pen of that Department.
Best for us to keep our bags packed!
I have lost my mind. If found, please give it a snack and return it?
"I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same of others"...John Wayne in "The Shootist"
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Just Me
I got to spread it around some. I'm cracking up. I was the stepchild of the Navy for 21 years. I hear ya.Back in the 50's we were under the Treasury Department!
In 1967 put under the Department of Transportation:
http://www.uscg.mil/top/missions/
In 2003, combined with many others under the umbrella
of Home Land Security. We were supposed to be the solid
linch pen of that Department.
Best for us to keep our bags packed!
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Unabashed Boatswain's Mate
Be my guest and share all you want. I really think we areI got to spread it around some. I'm cracking up. I was the stepchild of the Navy for 21 years. I hear ya.
grossly under-appreciated.
We will NEVER go under DOD unless there is a declared war.
In peacetime only the U.S. Marshall's have greater Law Enforcement
than the USCG has, supporting other agencies and State Governments.
Last edited by Elessar; 05-19-2016 at 02:21 PM.
I have lost my mind. If found, please give it a snack and return it?
"I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same of others"...John Wayne in "The Shootist"
A Deplorable!
Just Me
Hard argument. Y'all are military. You're also police. I think you should be under DoD myself. You're doing a Federal job defending our borders. Except the Southern one. The Feds can deploy you to war zones, but won't claim you. Sounds pretty sh*tty to me.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
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DOD can't happen, posse comitatus prevents it
Every day I beat my previous record of consecutive days I've stayed alive.
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