Coast Guard Sector New York command staff and the Friends of Alexander Hamilton & Decendants Committee honored Coast Guard founding father Alexander Hamilton's birthday at a wreath-laying ceremony at Manhattan's Trinity Church Jan. 12, 2009.
Alexander Hamilton is responsible for the founding of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, or Revenue Marine, which was later integrated with the U.S. Lifesaving Service, U.S. Steamboat Service and U.S. Lighthouse Service to form the United States Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo/PA3 Barbara L. Patton)
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