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Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Sunset Parade on Coast Guard’s Birthday

Recruits companies from U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May prepare to march on the parade field as part of a Sunset Parade in honor of the Jersey Cape Military Spouses Club and local community organizations and to recognize the Coast Guard’s 229th birthday
CAPE MAY, N.J. — Recruits companies from U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May prepare to march on the parade field as part of a Sunset Parade in honor of the Jersey Cape Military Spouses Club and local community organizations and to recognize the Coast Guard’s 229th birthday, Aug. 4, 2019.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Brahm.

CAPE MAY, N.J. — U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May held a Sunset Parade today​ at the Training Center to recognize the Coast Guard’s 229th birthday and to honor​ the Jersey Cape Military Spouses​ Club and local community organizations.

Sunset Parades are military displays of marching troops and the Coast Guard Recruit Ceremonial Drill Team. More than 350 recruits marched in the parade and struck the National Ensign from the parade field at sunset.

The last sunset parade of the season at the Training Center​ is scheduled​ for​ Sept. 1,​ in honor of​ Cape May County, and the holiday to honor the workforce of the United States of America, Labor Day. If​ guests arrive at the base early,​ they can visit the multiple memorials typically not open to the public. Those memorials include a statue in honor of the Coast Guard’s only Medal of Honor recipient and WWII hero, Signalman First Class Douglas Munro, the Coast Guard Enlisted Memorial, the only all-encompassing memorial for service members who lost their life in the line of duty, and a 44-foot Motor Life Boat that was used to save lives along America’s coastline.

Coast Guard’s 229th birthday, Aug. 4, 2019. Official U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Brahm.
CAPE MAY, N.J. — Coast Guard’s 229th birthday, Aug. 4, 2019. Official.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Brahm.

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