USCGC Courier — The Floating Voice of Freedom
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D.J.J. Ring, Jr.
Nov 10, 2025, 9:38:09 PMNov 10
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USCGC Courier — The Floating Voice of Freedom
“Armed with the greatest weapon of all: Truth.”
With this motto, the USCGC Courier entered the Cold War. This ship was no ordinary naval vessel, but a floating relay station of the Voice of America (VoA). Between 1952 and 1964, it broadcast news, music and political programmes in up to sixteen languages to the Middle East, Eastern Europe and North Africa — always contending with the forces of nature, technical challenges, and deliberate jamming from the East. Read more:
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