Rescue warriors : the u.s. coast guard, america's forgotten heroes

Since its founding more than two hundred years ago, the United States Coast Guard has rescued over a million people. On any given day, "Coasties" respond to 125 distress calls and save over a dozen lives. Yet despite having more than 50,000 active-duty and reserve members on every ocean an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Helvarg, David
Format: EBOOK
Other Format: BOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: St. Martin's Publishing Group 2009
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