United States Coast Guard Academy - Tide Rips Yearbook

“TK()\(j in the resolve to Ite uoiiIin of llie traditions ol conimissioned ollieers < »r the I iiited States Coast Guard . . . That short passage from the . cadet ' s mission indicates the aims and aspirations of us of the Coast Guard Academy. A feehng of service pride was not something deveh)|)ed overnight. It was cai ' efullv nurtured and grew (hiring our years as cadets. We came to understand the service witli its trials, its rewards, its disappointments. Tide Rips is not just another yearbook announcing the graduation of a group of men. each of whom will pursue his future independentlv: hut is a chron- ology of four years of effort directed towards a comnuui goal. During the years ahead, many will be the time that we will thumb through its pages bring- ing to mind the numerous personal incidents which have bound our class into an inexorable unity. We will chuckle at the pleasures and ponder o\er the pains. This book has a story to tell. It presents the memorabilia of the class of 1948. ”