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Semper Paratus is the title of the song and is also the U.S. Coast Guard's official motto.The precise origin of the phrase is obscure, although the U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office notes the first use was by the New Orleans Bee newspaper in 1836, in reference to the actions of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service during the Ingham incident.
Semper Paratus is the motto of the United States Coast Guard, and is the title of their marching song "Semper Paratus". [6] It is the motto of the U.S. Army 16th Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kansas. [7]
The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps performing the Armed Forces Medley at the Friends of the National World War II Memorial.. The Armed Forces Medley, also known as the Armed Forces Salute is today recognized as a collection of the official marchpasts/songs of the 6 services of the United States Armed Forces: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Space Force. [1]
The institution would become the United States Coast Guard Academy when the modern Coast Guard was formed by the merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and Lifesaving Service in 1915. [2] Until 1890, the School of Instruction was held on ships, [ 2 ] when the first land-based campus for it was established in Curtis Bay, Maryland , [ 2 ] likely ...
The original lyrics for Semper Paratus, the U.S. Coast Guard march, were written by Captain Francis Saltus Van Boskerck in 1922, aboard the USCGC Yamacraw in Savannah, Georgia. USRC Yamacraw , was a steel-hull flush-deck cutter that served in the United States Revenue Cutter Service from 1909 to 1937 and was the sister ship to the USRC Tahoma .
"Eternal Father, Strong to Save" is a British hymn traditionally associated with seafarers, particularly in the maritime armed services. Written in 1860, its author, William Whiting, was inspired by the dangers of the sea described in Psalm 107.
An Air Station Borinquen Coast Guard Auxiliary crew located the two men and their 24-foot fishing vessel. Around 5 p.m., a helicopter arrived on the scene and found the two men wearing life jackets.
The Coast Guard ensign was first flown by the Revenue Cutter Service in 1799 to distinguish revenue cutters from merchant ships. The order stated the Ensign would be "16 perpendicular stripes, alternate red and white, the union of the ensign to be the arms of the United States in a dark blue on a white field."