"Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults."
— Antisthenes
(445 BC – 365 BC)
(445 BC – 365 BC)
1942 or 2007? The uniform and platform may have changed, but the responsibilities and duties have not. A Coast Guardsman on board the 38-foot ex-Black Marlin prepares to board a fishing craft for inspection.
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