"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message rthlink.net...
"Tim K" wrote in message
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"Steven P. McNicoll":
Maybe. When the President is aboard a military aircraft, the name of the
military service is stated, followed by the word "One." But is the USCG
truly a military service? While it has the look and feel of the military,
it isn't part of the Department of Defense.

Correct, up to a point: The USCG is part of the Dept. of Homeland
Security, formerly part of the Dept. of Transportation. However it is
a military (i.e. armed forces) service. Coast Guardsmen fought on
D-Day and in Vietnam, many lost their lives.


So what part was not correct?

Actually none of it :-) I just re-read your post (inserted above), you
didn't make a false assertion at all, you just asked a question ("Is
the USCG truly a military service?"). I was arguing that it was, that
the USCG is more than "look and feel" and actually is "truly a
military service".

Tim K