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Blogs Archive

Tag: 9/11

Two Coast Guardsmen stand in New York City.

Sept. 10, 2017

The Long Blue Line: 9/11 and the U.S. Coast Guard

Thousands of Coast Guardsmen assisted in the response to the 9/11 attacks, supporting the largest homeland defense and port security operation since World War II.