The US Coast Guard is intricate in the fight against the drug cartels. Enough is enough and holding the country hostage is an outrage.
The more drugs make their way into the country, the more chance Americans will die.
January 21, 2019
By Laura Johnston
Cleveland – The U.S. Coast Guard is still working. (click here) And they’re the only military members working without pay during the government shutdown.
So a Bay Village woman is collecting gift cards to give to members who need to buy gas, food and baby supplies.
Susan Zanetti has more than $4,000 in gift cards so far, which she plans to deliver Tuesday to the Cleveland Coast Guard station, where more than 250 people work. The USO of Northern Ohio is also collecting donations for Coast Guard employees.
“I think people just really want to do something. People feel bad. We watch the Coast Guard work. They keep our country safe,” Zanetti said. “My mission is, let’s take care of our own here in Cleveland.”
Coast Guard members were paid Dec. 31 because of a short-term solution. But they missed checks on Jan. 15 because the agency is overseen by the Department of Homeland Security, which unlike the Department of Defense is unfunded....
