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Coast Guard Academy Affirmation Cerenony

The Affirmation Ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy was organized by Bob Selkis and conducted on August 20th. In addition to Bob the event was attended by Russ Campbell, Jim Ferguson, and Terry Ryan. Bob’s report follows:

On August 20, four members of the class of 1965 attended the Affirmation Ceremony for the two USMA exchange students at the USCGA.  The ceremony was held in Hamilton Hall, the main administrative building on the campus of the USCGA in New London. Ct. In the first picture: LCDR Mike Attanasio, company officer standing with me. Mike was my POC and the one who set up the ceremony. In the second picture: l to r: Jim Ferguson, Russ Campbell, Cadet Joseph Sherer, Bob Selkis, Cadet Mason West, and Terry Ryan.


In third picture: cadets taking the oath. And in the fourth photo: me delivering a short message to the cadet.


And finally, two shots of the cadets receiving their commemorative coins.


Thank you Bob, great report. Wow, these Coast Guard folks sure like their murals don’t they?