To the public, he's a World War II hero who also happens to be the only member of the Coast Guard with a Medal of Honor (so far). To hundreds of Marines who fought at Guadalcanal on Sept.

Crew members from The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Bluebell, commissioned in 1944, help improve safety along rivers in Portland ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The weather smiled on a milestone this week as the U.S. Coast Guard celebrated the 80th birthday of the oldest cutter west of the Mississippi. The cutter Bluebell and its crew ...