The Coast Guard serves as the guardian of our maritime homeland security and provides many critical services for our nation. Last year alone. the Coast Guard responded to over 28.000 calls for assistance. and saved nearly 5.300 lives. These brave men and women risk their lives to defend our borders from drugs. illegal immigrants. acts of terror. and other national security threats. In 2004. the Coast Guard seized 287.000 pounds of cocaine. including over 20 tons in a single interdiction action. the largest drug bust ever recorded. They also stopped nearly 8.000 illegal migrants from reacting our shores. In addition they conducted 6.100 boardings to protect our vital fisheries stocks and they responded to 4.400 pollution incidents. In todays post9/11 world. the men and women of the Coast Guard have been working harder than ever securing the nations coastline. waterways. and ports.
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