This is why I serve

[lifeboat]

The first U.S. military units into Haiti after the earthquake were U.S. Coast Guard cutters and aircraft. This isn't surprising, given that we normally have units patrolling those waters anyway.

In the first days after the quake, a few dozen men and women from those cutters went ashore, with little support, without proper resources, and without appropriate training, to face the millions of victims in dire need of help. Without thought to impossible task before them, the cutters' crews simply rolled up their sleeves and got to work.

Those men and women aboard those cutters care nothing for the politics of the situation. They don't care about any social classes, skin color, or religious beliefs. They don't care where those victims came from, or where they are going. They simply see people needing help. So they do what they have been trained to do, they help.

Here's a small look at their efforts.

From the video, it's clear: all hands on deck and do whatever you can, no matter how little it may be.

This is why I serve. I care about the earthquake in Haiti.
BZ to those on the ground, and Semper Paratus.