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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- The Need for a Coast Guard -- The Coast Guard's Beginnings -- How the Coast Guard is Organized -- Careers in the Coast Guard -- Missions -- Getting the Job Done -- During Wartime -- Responding to Disaster -- Notable Coast Guardsmen -- The Future of the Coast Guard -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index -- Back Cover

Transcontinental -- Eastern Seaboard -- Midwest and the Mississippi -- Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and the Southwest -- Pacific Coast -- Canada and Alaska

More a book about Coast Guard heritage than an academic history, this book focuses on a variety of relatively unknown Coast Guardsmen who personify the service's core values. The author highlights the contributions of a variety of individuals, from seamen to admirals on active duty, as well as Reserves, Auxiliarists, and civilian members of Team Coast Guard. These heroes, representing a great diversity in age, sex, race, and ethnicity, set an example worthy of emulation and serve as role models for today's Coast Guard men and women.

"The U.S. Military Forces series introduces young readers to the history, purpose, people, technology, and important missions of each military branch. Each book in this series includes timelines, charts, graphs, diagrams, maps, and vibrant photos to engage young readers and inspire a love of reading"--