09/28/2009
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"This is an astounding milestone and one of which the Coast Guard and, indeed, the entire Nation are rightfully proud."
"The SAR mission is one that the Coast Guard performs on a daily basis, and it is a mission central to what our Coast Guard is: a service of guardians willing to risk their own lives to save those in p..."
"I often speak of their role in Katrina, when they saved well over 30,000 people, many of whom would not be with us today if it were not for their heroic efforts."
"Let me just move on to another subject very quickly."