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Coast Guard Community Festival Continued
Auxiliarists who are trained tour guides led scheduled bus tours of the base . These tours were extremely popular . Every seat of every tour was filled . The drive-by tours covered many of the buildings named for high profile members of the Coast Guard and its predecessor agencies whose contributions and sacrifices are notable in our nation ’ s history , such as Ida Lewis , Douglas Munro , and Bernie Weber . Also highlighted was the eye-catching , beautiful monument dedicated to Coast Guard enlisted personnel who lost their lives in service to our country . Did you know there is also a monument honoring the Coast Guard Auxiliary directly across from the Coast Guard enlisted memorial ?
CG Mascots on the Go – Two of the newest additions to the festival was the presence of Coastie the Safety Boat and “ Joe Coastie ”. A cadre of active-duty members from the DIRAUX office and Division 8 leadership teamed up to bring some joy to festival go ’ ers . Coastie the Safety Boat was operating at full-speed showing off its emergency functions and Joe Coastie made the rounds on the festival grounds to greet everyone , young and old . Even Captain Judge , TRACEN ’ S Commanding Officer got in on the mascot action , taking a shift in the “ Joe Coastie ” suit in relief of CWO Mickey Price , Operations Training Officer .
One heartening aspect of this year ' s festival return is the presence of Captain Kathy Felger , who served as TRACEN ’ S commanding officer during the years when the festival had to be canceled for health and safety reasons . It was a delightful sight to see her in attendance , enjoying this year ' s festivities . Much of the groundwork planning for this year ’ s festival was carried over from Captain Felger ’ s time in command .
Though the variety of attractions made for an enjoyable event for visitors , perhaps the greatest success of the festival was in how well the U . S . Coast Guard , Auxiliary , Coast Guard Community Foundation and the many volunteers came together to show what it means to be designated a Coast Guard Community . Members of the Auxiliary , once again , played an important part as a Coast Guard force-multiplier .
Semper Paratus !