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Tag: GITMO Lighthouse

Circa 1940 photograph showing keepers quarters and “U.S. Coast Guard” painted on the side of the storage shed. (Photo courtesy of the Guantanamo Public Memory Project)

Oct. 8, 2021

The Long Blue Line: GITMO Lighthouse standing the watch for 120 years, still Semper Paratus!

It has been 121 years since the Guantanamo Lighthouse was built, remaining Semper Paratus thanks to numerous Coast Guard members who have preserved this unique piece of Coast Guard history.