Coast Guard provides history of involvement in War of 1812

Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffery Ryan, a member of the U.S. Coast Guard's Historic Ship's Company, explains to visitors at Chicago's Navy Pier what life might have been like on a Revenue Cutter during the War of 1812, Aug 16, 2012. Ryan and other Coast Guard members will provide a history of the service's involvement in the War of 1812 throughout the weekend, near the Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay on the southeast end of Navy Pier. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf