Feb. 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Commodore Barry and the Battle of Little River

“[At] about 1 p.m. five launches of men (about 250) started from them [Royal Navy ships] for the harbor. In a few minutes the firing commenced and continued for nearly two hours, then it ceased.”Maine fisherman who witnessed the Battle of Little River, Aug. 3, 1812In the quote above, an anonymous Maine fisherman recounted the engagement between

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Lt. John Farrell McGourty in WWI

The clouds of war hung thick in the air as Mildred Culver McGourty lay ill with influenza at her parents’ home in New London, Connecticut. It was Oct. 3, 1918, and World War I would end just weeks later. Newspapers carried that wave of hope for the families of loved ones serving overseas. Mildred’s life was just beginning at 25, newly married, with

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Fast Response Cutters – the mainstay of the Coast Guard’s coastal patrol fleet

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Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Bloody Callaway—the Coast Guard’s Silver Star Ship

The air is filled with screams of wounded and dying men. The smell of burning flesh fills the nostrils; the eyes smart from thick smoke. The chaplain administers the rites to the dying. Coast Guard Combat Artist Norman Thomas, USS Callaway, Jan. 8, 1945

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Merry Christmas Coast Guard—180 years of search and rescue!

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Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The First Lady Harriet Lane and WMEC-903

A rare photograph showing James Buchanan and Harriet Lane on the far left, with President James Polk, his wife, and Dolley Madison in the center. (Eastman House)The U.S. Coast Guard has been blessed by the participation of many determined, skilled and courageous women. One such individual was Harriet Rebecca Lane. Just over 160 years ago, at a time

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Edgar Culbertson

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Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Maurice Jester

The Coast Guard recently released the names of the newest Fast Response Cutters to be commissioned. Each FRC is named after a Coast Guard hero. One such Coast Guardsman is Maurice Jester.

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Fred Mann, Silver Star Medal hero of Guadalcanal

For conspicuous gallantry while attached to the USS George Elliott in action against Japanese forces off Guadalcanal August 8, 1942. Silver Star Medal Citation, Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Frederick Mann

Feb. 14, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Revenue cutter operations in the Mexican-American War

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