Prep

Question 1

USCG Ethos

Answer 1

In service to our nation
With honor, respect, and devotion to duty
We protect
We defend
We save
We are Semper Paratus
We are the United States Coast Guard

Question 2

Semper Paratus

Answer 2

Alway Ready

Question 3

Semper Paratus
Verse 1

Answer 3

From Aztec Shore to Arctic Zone,
To Europe and Far East,
The Flag is Carried by our ships
In times of war and peace;
And never have we struck it yet
In spite of foemen’s might,
Who cheered our crews
and cheered again
For showing how to fight.

Question 4

Semper Paratus
Chorus

Answer 4

We’re always ready for the call,
We place our trust in Thee.
Through surf and storm and howling gale,
High shall our purpose be.
“Semper Paratus” is our guide,
Our fame, our glory too.
To fight to save or fight and die!
Aye! Coast Guard we are for you!

Question 5

Semper Paratus
Verse 2

Answer 5

“Surveyor” and “Narcissus,”
The “Eagle” and “Dispatch,”
The “Hudson” and the “Tampa,”
These names are hard to match;
From Barrow’s shores to Paraguay,
Great Lakes or ocean’s wave,
The Coast Guard fights
through storms and winds,
To punish or to save.

Question 6

Semper Paratus
Verse 3

Answer 6

Aye! We’ve been “Always Ready!”
To do, to fight, or die!
Write glory to the shield
we wear in letters to the sky.
To sink the foe or save the maimed,
Our mission and our pride.
We’ll carry on ‘til Kingdom Come,
Ideals for which we’ve died.