Twenty-Five Awesome Facts About The Coast Guard!

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Did you know the Coast Guard fights pirates and smugglers? Help me make a book about the history of a forgotten military branch!
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Dates: Jan 31st -> Mar 2nd (30 days)
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Latest News

CHALLENGE COINS ARE HAPPENING!

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
WE JUST MET OUR STRETCH GOAL!!!!!!  Thanks to all of you amazing people and your amazing donations, we just met our stretch goal of $14,000, meaning every pledge of $60 or more will also include a special Claw of Knowledge Challenge Coin! There's... (Read More)

What Will Be In The Book?

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Just 36 hours left in the campaign! Still time to upgrade your pledge tier, and still time to reach our stretch goal of $14,000 and make CHALLENGE COINS to go with all signed copies! But! Now that I know the book is getting funded, I can start laying... (Read More)

LET'S MAKE CHALLENGE COINS!

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
There's just over two days left in the Kickstarter! That means we still have time to hit our stretch goal of $14,000. If that happens, then everyone who pledged at a reward tier of $60 or higher will get a specially-minted Challenge Coin from... (Read More)

WE DID IT!!!!

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! Earlier today, we hit our funding goal of $11,000! That means the project gets funded and I MAKE A BOOK OF AWESOME COAST GUARD FACTS FOR ALL OF YOU! Each and every one of you who gave to the Kickstarter or promoted to this... (Read More)

Four Awesome Coast Guard Women

February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
In case you missed it, check out my latest blog post about the Coast Guard! I'm hoping to incorporate some of these stories into the finished book. Let me know if you have any thoughts! -The Claw  (Read More)

CHALLENGE COIN STRETCH GOAL!

February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Turns out there was something else in the box! A special Claw of Knowledge Challenge Coin minted by Northwest Territorial Mint - the official supplier of Coast Guard Challenge Coins! So, with just 8 days left in the campaign, I've decided to... (Read More)

HARDBACK UPGRADE!

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Guess what? We've just opened the Mystery Box, and it contains HARDBACK copies of 25 Awesome Facts About The Coast Guard! That means everyone who's contributed at the Warning: Coast! level or higher - and everyone who does so from here on out - will... (Read More)

MYSTERY BOX!

February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
What just washed up on shore?! It's a Mystery Box, and it contains something REALLY AWESOME for my project! So stay tuned! Tell your friends! I should be announcing it a little later this week...  (Side note: the Mystery Box is not ticking. It is... (Read More)

Coast Guard Academy Valentines!

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
One fact about the Coast Guard that a lot of people don't know: the Coast Guard has its own 4-year service academy, just like West Point or Annapolis. This week, I show you the awkward underbelly of that Academy with some cadet-themed Valentines.... (Read More)

DID YOU KNOW....?

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
It's 100% true! The Coast Guard has done thousands of things that most people aren't aware of, even things that reshaped the entire course of U.S. and world history. You'll be able to learn more about the Coast Guard's war in Greenland - and how it... (Read More)

Seven Reasons The Coast Guard Is Batman!

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Just thought I'd share the new thing I just made. Let me know if you think it should be included in the final book! Seven Reasons The Coast Guard is Batman!  (Read More)

13% FUNDED!

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
24 hours in, and we've already past the 10% mark! You people are amazing! Seriously - thank you! I'm already drawing up my list of awesome Coast Guard facts to include in the book. There's so many topics I haven't even touched on in my existing posts... (Read More)

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