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"You have to go out; you don't have to come back"
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03/02/00 11:53 PM
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Someone recently visited the lighthouse on Assateague Island, VA. In some of the material on the signs, the "unofficial" motto was something like:
"You have to go out; you don't have to come back."
This highlights both the responsibility and the dangers faced by the keepers.
Can anyone confirm that actual wording on a sign at Assateague?
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Re: "You have to go out; you don't have to come back"
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03/03/00 01:36 AM
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Mike Thompson
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I can't remember if that saying is at Assateague, but I do know that's an old Coast Guard saying. I think it would be more likely to be found at a lifesaving station rather than a lighthouse, but then again, ya never know.
Mike
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Re: "You have to go out; you don't have to come back"
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03/03/00 05:07 AM
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Ask and you shall receive. http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/faqs/LSSmotto.html I heard that phrase for the first time when I was in boot camp. Sean
[This message has been edited by SThompson (edited 03-04-2000).]
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Re: "You have to go out; you don't have to come back"
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03/03/00 08:41 AM
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Robert M Dick
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Thanks Sean,
My grandfather was an Etheridge and I grew up with those very words. Did not realize they originated on the banks.
Moby
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Re: "You have to go out; you don't have to come back"
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03/03/00 10:11 AM
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Hey Sean, ...great picture! You were only a young buck when you went in. My best buddy went through the training at Cape May in the mid-late 60's. His ID# was 354119. I use to write to him all the time and still remember his service number. As a matter of fact, he is still in the reserves and does his time at St. Pete in FL. Bob
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