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The Coast Guardsmen Monument
The Coast Guardsmen Monument
Curator: Sierra Vista Veterans Memorial Improvement Foundation
Curator: Sierra Vista Veterans Memorial Improvement Foundation
Theme: Coast Guardsmen
Theme: Coast Guardsmen
Background: The history of the United States Coast Guard goes back to the United States Revenue Cutter Service, which was founded on 4 August 1790 as part of the Department of the Treasury. The Revenue Cutter Service and the United States Life-Saving Service were merged to become the Coast Guard per 14 U.S.C. § 1 which states: "The Coast Guard as established January 28, 1915, shall be a military service and a branch of the armed forces of the United States at all times." In 1939, the United States Lighthouse Service was merged into the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard itself was moved to the Department of Transportation in 1967, and on 25 February 2003 it became part of the Department of Homeland Security. However, under 14 U.S.C. § 3 as amended by section 211 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006, upon the declaration of war and when Congress so directs in the declaration, or when the President directs, the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Department of the Navy. They are known as Coast Guardsmen.
Background: The history of the United States Coast Guard goes back to the United States Revenue Cutter Service, which was founded on 4 August 1790 as part of the Department of the Treasury. The Revenue Cutter Service and the United States Life-Saving Service were merged to become the Coast Guard per 14 U.S.C. § 1 which states: "The Coast Guard as established January 28, 1915, shall be a military service and a branch of the armed forces of the United States at all times." In 1939, the United States Lighthouse Service was merged into the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard itself was moved to the Department of Transportation in 1967, and on 25 February 2003 it became part of the Department of Homeland Security. However, under 14 U.S.C. § 3 as amended by section 211 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006, upon the declaration of war and when Congress so directs in the declaration, or when the President directs, the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Department of the Navy. They are known as Coast Guardsmen.
Sierra Vista residents have served in the Coast Guard at various locations across the globe.
Sierra Vista residents have served in the Coast Guard at various locations across the globe.
Dedication Inscription:
Dedication Inscription:
A UNITED STATES COAST GUARDSMAN
IS AN EXPERT SEAMAN WHO BY
DEVOTION TO DUTY AND SACRIFICE
HAS MADE THE COAST GUARD SERVICE
AN HONORED AND RESPECTED INSTITUTION,
IN PEACE AND IN WAR, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
SERVING AMERICA WITH GOD’S HELP
AS ONE OF HIS NOBLEST WORKS...
A UNITED STATES COAST GUARDSMAN.
Attribution Inscription:
Attribution Inscription:
THE SIERRA VISTA VETERANS MEMORIAL
IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION (SVVMIF) PROUDLY
SUPPORTS THIS MONUMENT TO THE UNITED
STATES COAST GUARDSMEN VETERANS OF THIS
COMMUNITY AND OUR NATION, WITHOUT WHOSE
SACRIFICE, OUR FREEDOMS WOULD BE A DISTANT
MEMORY. THE SVVMIF CURATED IMAGES AND
INSCRIPTIONS ON THIS MONUMENT.
Monument Image
Monument Image
The final image will be an artistic composition of these images.
The final image will be an artistic composition of these images.
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