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U.S. Marines on Guam salute the U.S. Coast Guard on Coast Guard Day

The U.S. Marines salute the U.S. Coast Guard after the fury of battle had subsided and the Japanese on Guam had been defeated. “They (the Coast Guard) Put Us Here and We Intend to Stay” is the way the Marines felt about it., ca. 08/1944

The precursor to the Coast Guard, the United States Revenue Cutter Service, was established under the Department of Treasury by Alexander Hamilton on August 4, 1790, now commemorated as Coast Guard Day.

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Rally Report: Whiskey Business 8, Louisville, KY (April 17th-20th, 2015)

On Friday, April 17th, KMR loaded up their ‘peds for the first rally of the season: Whiskey Business 8, hosted by the Bourbon Bandits of Louisville, KY. After making it to Louisville, we headed to meet up with Travis and Anna, who graciously agreed to host us. We unloaded bikes, grabbed some dinner and hung out before heading out on a short ride to Head’s Up pub to meet up with other rallyers and…