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

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Tl}e whole xvorks ,i At the periphery o£ our daily life stood the structures that were ofE the beaten path. The Hill, aloof and dignified, stood apart and rep- resented another life to come. ' Sick-bay looked after our physical well being. Shantyto sn stood htunbly below the hill. Over the reserva- tion stood the skeleton of shal soon became the Memorial Chapel. The details of this setting which are familiar to tis now ■ill fade away, but the atmospheres and personalities that haunt tliem w ' li c in our memories. 23

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I 111 xs.ilU l)U.itlu tin lilc ol llu- c.iilcl. cclui in;; wiili his ii iinnplis .tiid l)is (lis.ippoiiitiiunts. I 111- (lock liuiliiiis unlolditl IkIoic us iIk- ii ( hiiiqiiis and skills ol scinoiii ; mtn. W ' l- sailed III I ti lliiiij ' Ikiiii un iool dinghies lo ilit- ' .•() lool s(|iiaic rij;j;c(l Ka ll•. W i lovviil loi miles (il passing waicr. gallons ol swiai and tons ol ( .illoiisis. Kxcniually uc Itarntd. W ' c Ifll a pull iiij; l»oal answer llic swccj) oar and under our orders saw arious small ships slide siiioollily III llie dock. Ilamilloii II. ill siood sedaleh o ei all. It s m lioli ed llu ,i(immisiralion s wauhlulness over our e erv movement. Main ol us came face lo I. lie willi the Academic Hoard. ' e worked, we siiu}4j;le(l and we erred: and alwa s ihe spirit (il I I.iniilion I lall watched. ■ „■ ilmh 11,1(1 Ihr hiuhrl

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Zhe educatm.,...seieHtific and eultumL... which is required of a modem Coast Quard Officer.