Happy Birthday to the United States Coast Guard

The Armed Forces Military Museum to celebrate Coast Guard's 219th birthday

Go to The Coast Guard Compass and leave a birthday greeting.

Read greetings from USCG's sister services at the Commandant's Corner.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Beaty looks for survivors in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, La., Aug. 30, 2005. Beaty, of Long Island, N.Y., is a member of a Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew sent from Clearwater, Fla., to assist in search and rescue efforts. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class NyxoLyno Cangemi