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===Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman===
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The "Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman" was written by Vice Admiral [[Harry G. Hamlet]], who served as Commandant of the Coast Guard from 1932 to 1936.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/HGHamletBio.asp |title=Harry G. Hamlet 1932-1936 |website=Coast Guard Historian's Office |date=26 January 2012 |access-date=8 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623125613/http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/HGHamletBio.asp |archive-date=23 June 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Blockquote|quote=<poem>I am proud to be a United States Coast Guardsman.
I revere that long line of expert seamen who by their devotion to duty and sacrifice of self have made it possible for me to be a member of a service honored and respected, in peace and in war, throughout the world.
I never, by word or deed, will bring reproach upon the fair name of my service, nor permit others to do so unchallenged.
I will cheerfully and willingly obey all lawful orders.
I will always be on time to relieve, and shall endeavor to do more, rather than less, than my share.
I will always be at my station, alert and attending to my duties.
I shall, so far as I am able, bring to my seniors solutions, not problems.
I shall live joyously, but always with due regard for the rights and privileges of others.
I shall endeavor to be a model citizen in the community in which I live.
I shall sell life dearly to an enemy of my country, but give it freely to rescue those in peril.
With God's help, I shall endeavor to be one of His noblest Works...
A UNITED STATES COAST GUARDSMAN.</poem>|sign=Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uscg.mil/History/faqs/creed.asp |title=Coast Guard History: Frequently Asked Questions - Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman |first=Harry G. |last=Hamlet |website=Coast Guard Historian's Office |date=10 October 2012 |access-date=8 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826091059/http://uscg.mil/history/faqs/creed.asp |archive-date=26 August 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}<!-- end of bq -->