The responsibility of wearing the uniform and performing in a professional manner, no matter what the situation or conditions, is what being an Auxiliarist is all about."
This year marks 225 years from that inaugural day of August 4, 1790 when Congress in New York City (the capital at the time), established the Revenue Cutter Service and the Coast Guard was born. Stay tuned for announcements regarding the celebrations in honor of the milestone 225th birthday.
Auxiliarist Louis DiLeo of the Auxiliary Band sings the National Anthem during the birthday ceremony marking what would have been the 258th birthday of Alexander Hamilton. USCG Photo by PA3 Frank Iannazzo-Simmons.
Principal trumpeter with the Coast Guard Auxiliary Band, Louis DiLeo, sounds taps at the ceremony in Hamilton's honor at Trinity Church in Manhattan. USCG Photo by PA3 Frank Iannazzo-Simmons.
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