Monday, August 3, 2015

Coast Guard Day 1790-2015

Tomorrow, August 4, is Coast Guard Day. The service was founded -- as the "system of cutters" -- under Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton 225 years ago.

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  1. Happy Coast Guard Day, Gene! I haven't seen Hamilton on Broadway yet, but Phil Cave and I plan to. We'll let you know whether there are any scenes referring to a "system of cutters," which presents a number of rhyming possibilities.

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