United States Coast Guard training vessel Eagle, with sails full. Coast Guard Day is August 4th, the day the Revenue Cutter Service, forbearer of todays Coast Guard, was established in 1790 by Congress under the guidance of Secretary of the Treasury Alex
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Thank you to the Mario Family Foundation for enabling the digitization of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Photo Archive. The physical photos in the Photo Archive are stored in the Mildred M. Mario Photo Archive Room located at the U.S. Naval Institute’s Headquarters in Annapolis, MD.

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