Last week, Coast Guard leaders told Congress there’s a growing backlog of 18,000 merchant mariner credentials due to the ...

If you don’t know what the U.S. Merchant Marine does, you should. Although not part of the military, this civilian organization is responsible for a fleet of U.S.-registered commercial ships that ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. I have sailed deep sea as a merchant mariner for more than a decade. My ...

In June 1775 in Machias, Maine (then part of Massachusetts), townspeople refused to provide the British with lumber to build barracks for their troops, resulting in the British bringing in the armed ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — During World War II, millions of men and women answered the call of duty. But thousands of people who were just as brave served alongside them without the same recognition -- ...