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Men of the United States Life-Saving Service in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, circa 1900

The life saving station at Kill Devil Hills, NC, Circa 1900

Sipping on Jefferson's Ocean Aged at Sea Cask Strength (Voyage 14) and smoking an HVC 500th Anniversary cigar. .... Pouring a toast to the original badass of the Lifesaving Service, Joshua James, who was born this day, November 22, 1826. From Hull, Mass., James' father, brothers, and neighbors were members of the Massachusetts Humane Society volunteer lifesavers. He witnessed the death of his mother and baby sister in the wreck of the Hepzibeth when he was 10. James made his first rescue at 15 when he jumped on a lifeboat headed to the wreck of the Mohawk off Allerton Beach assisting with the rescue of 12 crew. James served with the Massachusetts Humane Society and the U.S. Lifesaving Service for six decades and is credited with saving more than 540 lives, though that number may be more than 1,000 due to the loss of records from the Human Society during the Great Boston Fire of 1872. Among his many lifesaving awards, he and his crew received the Gold Lifesaving Medal for rescuing 29 men from five ships during a two-day storm in 1888. At the age of 62, 17 years past mandatory retirement, he was named Keeper of the Point Allerton Lifesaving Station. At 70, during the rescue of the Ulrica he was thrown from the lifeboat. James made his way back to shore and carried out the rescue as if nothing had happened, receiving the Silver Lifesaving Medal for the effort. On March 19, 1902, at age 75, James died on duty after training his crew for more than an hour on a new, self-righting, self-bailing surfboat during a gale. He beached the boat, looked out to sea, said "The tide is ebbing," and dropped dead. He was buried witha lifeboat for a coffin in Hull, Mass. ..... “The danger to ourselves was discussed between us before launching. The danger to the crew of the vessel was also fully understood if a rescue was not attempted on the next low tide. No one objected to me, as I asked no one to join me.” - Joshua James on the rescue of the Gertrude Abbott .... #USCG #USCoastGuard #USLSS #AToast #cigar #CigarAfficionado #CigarLover #cigarphoto #cigarlife #sailorandsticks #HVCCigars #cigarsandwhiskey #TapThatAsh #whiskey #bourbon #jeffersonsbourbon #WhiskeyNeat #quote (at Coastal San Pedro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH6iKDcMxBQ/?igshid=bblhvv7f8mro

also me: no no please don't

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