And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, October 18, 2024
The Bridlington Lifeboat ‘William John Frances’ coming to the rescue by John Cooper(b.1942)
UK: Royal National Lifeboat Institution
ReplyDeleteUsed to be a great, respected all volunteer association. Now, not so much.
ReplyDeleteThose are some very brave fellows
ReplyDeleteThe sea was angry that day my friend.
ReplyDeleteRNLI is a private, non-governmental, organization that performs most of the lifesaving portion of USCG.
ReplyDeleteSome paid staff but mostly volunteers. Somewhat analogous to volunteer fire departments in the US.
Interesting organization with an interesting history
Many of the USCG rescue boats are built to RNLI designs and specs.