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5 Reasons You Should Buy Best Cutters of The Best Coast Guard!

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My long-awaited book of heroic and hilarious stories about the Coast Guard’s greatest ships is finally here ! These are the biggest reasons you need to grab a copy. In the First World War, six Coast Guard cutters went to war in Europe. Their mission: take convoys all alone on the treacherous, 1,500-mile route from Gibraltar to Wales, evading German submarines all the way. They were given one rule: if a ship in your convoy is sunk, don’t stop to help, it will only make you the next target. But try telling a Coast Guard cutter to leave someone behind. This is the story of the cutter that didn’t listen. In April 1861, a Revenue Cutter sailed with a fleet of Navy ships on a desperate mission: resupply besieged Fort Sumpter so it wouldn’t surrender to the South. On the way, though, a storm blew the rest of her convoy off course, leaving her to arrive alone outside Charleston Harbor at around midnight. Picket ships spotted her and sent up flares; rumors spread in town that the North had come

Pre-Order Best Cutters of the Best Coast Guard!

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My long-awaited second book, Best Cutters of the Best Coast Guard , debuts on September 18th! Pre-order now and get $15 off the list price! Pre-Order Best Cutters of the Best Coast Guard! $24.99 Buy now   Best Cutters of the Best Coast Guard  tells the stories of the Coast Guard's 15 greatest ships, through humor, history and pictures of ships wearing hats! Read about the cutter that caught Nazi spies on the ice shores of Greenland! Read about the one that fired a shot and started the Civil War. Read about the tugboat that nearly got the Medal of Honor. Pre-order here . Books will start shipping in September.

Coast Guard Academy Christmas Decorations

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Much like in Harry Potter, the Holidays are a magical time to be at Coastwarts School of Watchcraft and Wizguardry. There's leave to look forward to, bridgecoats to be worn, and most of all, the chance to decorate your dungeon-like room for once. Of course, since the Holidays also mean the onset of finals and the busiest time of your cadet career outside of Swab Summer, you probably don't have a lot of time to put together decorations. So here's a few ready-made things you can print out and tape up when you've got a sec. Enjoy. Download full set as a PDF here. Basic Wall Decorations Just print out and hang up. Santa Sleigh Display Print out and tape together. Ava il able in port and starboard .   Cadet Shield Wreath Garland Print out multiple copies and tape together.

Not A Real Branch

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Master Chief

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"I've been in the Coast Guard longer than you've been alive."                                             -Every Master Chief

Addictive

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Valar Paratus

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History of Navy Jokes

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Self-Care

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Missing

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Emperor

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D-Day Photos

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No One Knows

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In Memorium

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Graduation

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We've All Thought It

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