United States Coast Guard Academy - Tide Rips Yearbook (New London, CT)

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We forty-eighters came from all over: we wore khakies, blues, whites, and niii stripes. After a stoic reception by tbe good Commander, we raised our right hands, thus surrendering our freedom; stuck out our left and received The Rinson W hy. Many of us struggled into our fir t set of work whites, looked into the mirror and grinned. However, those smiles changed to groans during Billy Taylor ' s thrice- weekly torture period. In between mayhem on the Thames each morning, and ominous prem- onitions when the upper classes dropped in. we managed a little fun such as the John Reed King quiz show starring one Al Sarnoff. Cadet. 1 lir (lif is (isl. They never gel lighler Now for the S6 1 ( i;c. (»(i

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That little green bt ' iirh isn ' t ino cDnijortablc. 7C e VicU ' t Sxfrect 7 In the years ahead we will all look back at our Academy life and firsit in our memories will be our Swab Year. Yes, despite the hardships suf- fered, that year will typify the Academy. Vi e are now glad and proud tliat ve endured it. Regardless of the brief occasional weekend shocks during Swab Summer, none of us other than the bilgers were prepared for the full fury come September. The year opened with a bang and a bounce and kept us hopping till June. We were ash tray cleaners and canteen orderlies: we