Voces de Veteranos está dirigido a los veteranos y sus familias que han dado tanto para garantizar nuestra libertad en este país. Esta es un área donde puedes compartir tus experiencias, o leer las de otros veteranos. Gracias por tu servicio, y esperamos que sepas cuánto te queremos y apreciamos.
The U.S. Coast Guard birthday was celebrated August 4 for its valor and discipline. Since 1790, the U.S. Coast Guard has kept our waterways safe, being a critical role in national security.
The U.S. Coast Guard patrols our coasts for drug smugglers, human trafficking and both domestic and international terrorism. Even though the bad guys (and girls) have gotten savvier with technology, the Coast Guard has developed sophisticated, effective technology to combat crimes on the water and at our ports. It’s a 24-hour-a-day, 7-days-a-week battle.
Now, some history.
In 1790, Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, founded the Revenue Marine. Then, in 1915, the Revenue Cutter Service and the U.S. Life Saving Service merged to form a single maritime entity called the U.S. Coast Guard. Then, after the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security took over jurisdiction in 2003.