From the Bridge Wing 8-18-2013

This Day in Coast Guard History:
1899 – Surfman Rasmus S. Midgett of the Gull Shoal Life-Saving Station in North Carolina single-handedly rescued 10 people from the grounded barkentine Priscilla. Midgett was awarded the Gold Life-Saving Medal for his heroic actions.
1941 – The Coast Guard was charged by Congress with enforcing a law to protect war-lanes in Alaskan waters.
1983 –...