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Proclamation
2315t Birthday of the United States Coast Guard
WHEREAS, on August 4, 1790, the newly -formed United States Congress created what would
become the Revenue Cutter Service to enforce federal tariff and trade laws and prevent
smuggling; and
WHEREAS, in 1915, the Revenue Cutter Service merged with the United States Life -Saving Service
thus forming the modern U.S. Coast Guard dedicated to the safety of life at sea and enforcing the
nation's maritime laws; and
WHEREAS, in 2003, The President of the United States signed into law the Homeland Security Act
of 2002, which created the Department of Homeland Security and transferred the U.S. Coast to
the new Department; and
WHEREAS, the current Coast Guard mission is to protect the public, the environment and U.S.
economic interests in the nation's waterways, along the coast, on international waters, or in any
maritime region as required to support national security; and
WHEREAS, the Coast Guard's service and strength are defined by its Core Values of Honor,
Respect and Devotion to Duty; and
WHEREAS, the Coast Guard motto is Semper Paratus — Always Ready; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, part of "Team Coast Guard" is actively patrolling
Arizona waterways in the interest of recreational boating safety;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ginny Dickey, Mayor of the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, do hereby
proclaim August 4, 2021, the 231st birthday of the United States Coast Guard, as
COAST GUARD DAY
in the Town of Fountain Hills and I call the observance to the attention of all our citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Town of Fountain
Hills, Arizona to be affixed this 411 day of August 2021.
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