Military Mondays: US Coast Guard, National Safe Boating Week

CHICAGO (WLS) -- May is National Military Appreciation Month. We're saluting our military each Monday this month. Today it's the U.S. Coast Guard.

It's also National Safe Boating Week. Chief Warrant Officer Philip Robinson of USCG Station Calumet Harbor joined ABC7 Eyewitness News to explain how important life jackets are.

To learn more about how to stay safe out on the water, visit www.safeboatingcouncil.org.

Download the SAFE BOATING APP for free at www.uscg.mil/mobile.