Heroes Amongst Us....The US Coast Guard

This is borrowed from David Lewis at Mannaman.........>

"Few films of the past decade have touched the masculine heart more than The Guardian. There’s a scene at the beginning in which the Commandant of the Coast Guard Academy is briefing some new recruits and proudly reminds them of their high and noble calling. He says something like this, “Out of the 39,000 men and women that make up the United States Coast Guard there are only 280 rescue swimmers. This is because we are the Coast Guard’s elite. We are the best of the best. When storms shut down entire ports, we go out. When hurricanes ground the United States Navy, we go out. And when the holy Lord Himself reaches down from heaven and destroys His good work with winds that rip houses off the ground, We. Go. Out.”