FReeper Canteen ~ The United States Coast Guard 230th Birthday! ~ 04 AUG 2020

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The United States Coast Guard 230th Birthday!

Every year, August 4 is celebrated as the U.S. Coast Guard birthday, commemorating the military organization for its valor and discipline. Since 1790, the U.S. Coast Guard has kept the nation’s waterways safe, playing 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.

Created by the U.S. Congress on 4 August 1790 at the request of Alexander Hamilton as the Revenue-Marine, it is the oldest continuous seagoing service of the United States. As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton headed the Revenue-Marine, whose original purpose was collecting customs duties at U.S. seaports. By the 1860s, the service was known as the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service.

The modern Coast Guard was formed by a merger of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service and the U.S. Life-Saving Service on 28 January 1915, under the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In 1939, the U.S. Lighthouse Service was also merged into the Coast Guard. As one of the country's six armed services, the Coast Guard has been involved in every major U.S. war since 1790, from the Quasi-War with France to the Global War on Terrorism.

As of 2018, the Coast Guard had 40,992 active duty personnel, 7,000 reservists, and 8,577 full-time civilian employees, and 31,000 auxiliary members for a total workforce of 87,569.

The Coast Guard maintains an extensive fleet of 243 coastal and ocean-going patrol ships, tenders, tugs, icebreakers, and 1,650 smaller boats, as well as an aviation division consisting of 201 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

While the U.S. Coast Guard is the second smallest of the U.S. military service branches in terms of membership, the U.S. Coast Guard by itself was the world's 12th largest naval force in 2018.

Learn More About The United States Coast Guard HERE!!

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August 4

God’s Mercy at Work

Bible in a Year:

• Psalms 66–67
• Romans 7

May the Lord judge between you and me.

1 Samuel 24:12

My anger percolated when a woman mistreated me, blamed me, and gossiped about me. I wanted everyone to know what she’d done—wanted her to suffer as I’d suffered because of her behavior. I steamed with resentment until a headache pierced my temples. But as I began praying for my pain to go away, the Holy Spirit convicted me. How could I plot revenge while begging God for relief? If I believed He would care for me, why wouldn’t I trust Him to handle this situation? Knowing that people who are hurting often hurt other people, I asked God to help me forgive the woman and work toward reconciliation.

The psalmist David understood the difficulty of trusting God while enduring unfair treatment. Though David did his best to be a loving servant, King Saul succumbed to jealousy and wanted to murder him (1 Samuel 24:1–2). David suffered while God worked things out and prepared him to take the throne, but still he chose to honor God instead of seeking revenge (vv. 3–7). He did his part to reconcile with Saul and left the results in God’s hands (vv. 8–22).

When it seems others are getting away with wrongdoing, we struggle with the injustice. But with God’s mercy at work in our hearts and the hearts of others, we can forgive as He’s forgiven us and receive the blessings He’s prepared for us.

By:  Xochitl Dixon Reflect & Pray

How can trusting that God is perfect, loving, good, and in control help you when sin seems to be prevailing? Who do you need to forgive and place in God’s mighty and merciful hands?

Merciful God, please help me trust You to determine how justice prevails.

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Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, Happy Birthday U.S. Coastguard!

Thanks Lauren!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening and thank you Mayor!

FIRST!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy there left that other site!

SECOND!!

[laurenmarlowe]

WOO HOO PROCON!

THIRD!!

[lightman]

Stay safe, everyone....the I-95 corridor is in for a rough ride tomorrow.

COVID isn’t the only threat out there...Isaias brings plenty of others!

[luvie]

Happy Birthday Coast Guard Heroes!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening lightman and thank you for the heads up. Stay safe!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

Happy birthday,
U.S. Coast Guard!

[Grimmy]

Woow hoow!

Happy Birthday, Coast Guard!

Between the drug runners, sinking ships and the storms, its like the CG is in a constant state of war.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

~ The United States Coast Guard 230th Birthday! ~

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[Biggirl]

Hi! Happy Birthday USA Coast Guards!

My late father was in the Coast Guards during WW 2.

[richardtavor]

Happy Birthday!

[radu]

Howdy, PRO!

Have a good weekend? Have you snuck out to the shooting range recently? :-)

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Glad you had another little break from the heat. It was here instead. LOL The next two days are supposed to be comfy though.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Hope your Monday went well.

Mine went surprisingly well, but I still have a few hours of work ahead.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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