Aug. 4, 2015

Coast Guard Defending Nation Home and Abroad for 226 Years

As the oldest continuously serving sea service in the nation, it was established to enforce our new nation's maritime laws and soon after to defend its coasts. If you guessed the U.S. Navy, then sorry, you won't be competing in the final Jeopardy round, I'm afraid. The answer is the United States Coast Guard. So why wasn't the Continental Navy