Coast Guard, published in a fully updated and revised edition. Since September 11, the Coast Guard's motto—Semper Paratus, "Always Ready"—has taken on new meaning. From protecting our coastlines to drug interdiction, combat missions, and guarding against terrorism as part of the Department of...
Semper Paratus--translation "Always Ready"--is the Coast Guard's motto and the title of its service song. No one seems to know exactly how it was chosen as the Coast Guard's motto. But there is no doubt as to who put the famous motto to words and music. ...
Behind the chapel is the grave of Capt. Hopley Yeaton of Portsmouth, N.H., appointed the nation’s first Revenue Cutter Service (Coast Guard) officer on March 21, 1791. The Coast Guard’s mottoSemper Paratus(Always Ready) is imprinted on the walls of all academy buildings. In the rotund...
Spiegel, Jayson