On 24 Jun 2005 12:08:56 -0700, wrote:

happy birthday to you,
happy birthday USCG Auxiliary
happy birthday to you

PRESS RELEASE Date: Jun, 24, 2005

Contact: Debbie Engal

(503) 702-2121

COAST GUARD AUXILIARY CELEBRATES 66 YEARS OF SERVICE

Sixty-six years ago, on June 23, 1939, Congress established the Coast
Guard Reserve. This volunteer force of men and women was created to
assist the Coast Guard and the recreational boating public.

Sixty-six years later, the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary (renamed
in 1941) some of the same men and women are still supporting the Coast
Guard, along with thirty (30) thousand others.

Recreational Boating Safety which includes performing Vessel Safety
Checks to ensure boaters are complying with Federal, State and Local
equipment laws; Boating Education classes to ensure new and old boaters
alike know about the navigation rules, trailering, weather and all
things related to boating, to make the sport of boating safer; and the
RBS-Visitation Program, geared at making those who service the
recreational boater a partner in making recreational boating safer.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary also performs many on-the-water safety
activities such as regatta patrols, safety patrols, aids to navigation
check (checking on the condition and position of buoys). In addition,
the Auxiliary is a major assest to the Coast Guard in its Search and
Rescue missions, providing both boats and aircraft.

In this post 9/11 age, the Auxiliary has provided more and more
resources to Maritime Domain Awareness. This over-arching concept is
geared toward the security of our maritime environment, our ship yards
and our marinas.

Sixty-six years, and the America's Volunteer Lifesavers™ are still
performing. Since December 2001, over 13 million hours have been
donated, 164,000 of them in the air, over 2 million hours on the water,
another 163,000 on land-patrol, and the remainder providing support,
education and service to the Coast Guard and the public.

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The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is composed of uniformed,
non-military volunteer civilians who assist the Coast Guard in all of
its varied missions, except for military and direct law enforcement.
These men and women can be found on the nation's waterways, in the air,
in classrooms and on the dock, performing Maritime Domain Awareness
patrols, safety patrols, vessel safety checks and public education.

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was founded in 1939 by an Act
of Congress as the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and re-designated as the
Auxiliary in 1941. Its 35,000 members donate millions of hours annually
in support of Coast Guard missions.



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You're welcome. After all, you wouldn't want to show up at the HUGE
PARTY without a card or a gift, would you?

(Oops......that's assuming you're invited to the HUGE PARTY, of
course). :-)