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The Coast Guard originally started maritime service in August
1790. Today's Coast Guard is a combination of five original
groups -- Revenue Cutter Service, Lighthouse Service, Bureau of
Navigation, Lifesaving Service and the Steamboat Inspection
Service that protect the American public, economic and
environmental interests.
The sixteen stripes symbolize the sixteen states in the union at
the time the emblem was adopted in 1799. "Semper Paratus" is
the motto of the Coast Guard. No one is actually sure when the
motto was first used in relation to the Coast Guard but the
words date back to ancient times and mean "always ready" or
"ever ready".
Honor Coast Guard members and veterans with this US Coast
Guard Insignia Ornament.
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