Coast Guard celebrates 235 years protecting nation's waterways
August 01, 2025
August 01, 2025
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news:
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Coast Guard celebrates 235 years protecting nation's waterways
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WASHINGTON -
The Coast Guard was established as the Revenue-Marine, Aug. 4, 1790, when President George Washington signed a bill drafted by Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, authorizing the construction of 10 cutters that wou . . .
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Coast Guard celebrates 235 years protecting nation's waterways
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WASHINGTON -
The Coast Guard was established as the Revenue-Marine, Aug. 4, 1790, when President George Washington signed a bill drafted by Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, authorizing the construction of 10 cutters that wou . . .