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August 20, 2013 12:00 am • Last Updated: August 20, 2013 11:48 pm

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy training cadre attach shoulder boards and congratulate the newest cadets Monday during the Regimental Change of Watch and Shoulder Board ceremony for the Class of 2017. The ceremony at the academy in New London marks the end of Swab Summer.

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy training cadre attach shoulder boards and congratulate the newest cadets Monday during the Regimental Change of Watch and Shoulder Board ceremony for the Class of 2017. The ceremony at the academy in New London marks the end of Swab Summer.

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2017 prepare to receive their shoulder boards, officially making them members of the Corps of Cadets as they march Monday into the Regimental Change of Watch and Shoulder Board ceremony marking the end of Swab Summer on the Washington Parade Ground at the academy in New London.

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