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U. S. COAST GUARD COAST GUARD , United States , kōst gärd , a mili- tary service that has many distinct duties in peacetime and in war . Its missions as described in federal statutes fall into five general categories .
U. S. COAST GUARD COAST GUARD , United States , kōst gärd , a mili- tary service that has many distinct duties in peacetime and in war . Its missions as described in federal statutes fall into five general categories .
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The Coast Guard operates the stations for which the United States is responsible . Shortly after the sinking of the S. S. Titanic in a collision with an iceberg in 1912 , the first International Conference on the Safety of Life at Sea ...
The Coast Guard operates the stations for which the United States is responsible . Shortly after the sinking of the S. S. Titanic in a collision with an iceberg in 1912 , the first International Conference on the Safety of Life at Sea ...
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THE COAST RANGES rise spectacularly along the coast of California be- tween Monterey and San Luis Obispo . The Big Sur Scenic Highway , cut into the slopes , follows the shoreline for 72 miles . The Coast Guard became involved in the ...
THE COAST RANGES rise spectacularly along the coast of California be- tween Monterey and San Luis Obispo . The Big Sur Scenic Highway , cut into the slopes , follows the shoreline for 72 miles . The Coast Guard became involved in the ...
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| Title | The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7 The Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Incorporated, ISBN 0717201317, 9780717201310 |
| Contributor | Grolier Incorporated |
| Publisher | Grolier Incorporated, 1999 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 25 May 2011 |
| ISBN | 0717201317, 9780717201310 |
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