Summer read - "Rescue Warriors"

Every day on average the U.S. Coast Guard responds to 123 distress calls and saves 14 lives.  With the unofficial start of Hurricane Season August 1st those numbers may rise dramatically.  Along with increased storm activity August 4th will also mark Coast Guard Day that honors the least known of the U.S. Armed Services.

The recent release of RescueWarriors – the U.S. Coast Guard, America’s Forgotten Heroes makes clear who the 42,000 active service men and women, 8,000 reservists and auxiliary volunteers of the US Coast Guard are and what they do on our ocean frontier.

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