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Semper Paratus is the title of the song and is also the U.S. Coast Guard's official motto.The precise origin of the phrase is obscure, although the U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office notes the first use was by the New Orleans Bee newspaper in 1836, in reference to the actions of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service during the Ingham incident.
Semper Paratus is the motto of the United States Coast Guard, and is the title of their marching song "Semper Paratus". [6] It is the motto of the U.S. Army 16th Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kansas. [7]
Now that he had lyrics and music, Van Boskerck was ready to publish "Semper Paratus". Later in 1927, he traveled to the East Coast and was named commandant of the Norfolk Division. While attending a dance held by the League of Coast Guard Women in Norfolk, he had the nine-piece orchestra play "Semper Paratus" in public for the first time. [3]
The Armed Forces Medley, also known as the Armed Forces Salute is today recognized as a collection of the official marchpasts/songs of the 6 services of the United States Armed Forces: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Space Force. [1] The medley is usually played in increasing order of precedence: [2] Semper Paratus; Semper ...
Every 30th of December, we would gather at the flagpole at the old station (now the Boro offices, East 7th Street) and Salute Sinbad with a few toasts, Semper Paratus Sinbad!”
United States Coast Guard - Latin: Semper Paratus, lit. 'Always Ready' (The Latin motto is also the name of the USCG service song, 'Semper Paratus' composed in 1927) Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) - ‘Nox Noctis est Nostr’ (The Night is Ours) Office of Search and Rescue - ‘So Others May Live’
Inscribed in an arc above the eagle is "UNITED STATES COAST GUARD"; below the eagle is the Coast Guard motto, "SEMPER PARATUS" ("Always Ready") and beneath that in Arabic numerals is "1790" (the year in which the service's ancestor, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, was founded). All inscriptions on the flag are in dark blue typeface.
Composed by U.S. Coast Guard Captain Francis Saltus Van Boskerck in 1927, Semper Paratus became the official song of the U.S. Coast Guard in 1928. During the run of A Girl in Every Port (1928 film) at the Fox Theater in Washington D.C., a detachment of 50 Coast Guard officers appeared at the theater for the debut of "Semper Paratus", the ...