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USPS Salutes the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's 150 Years
The Forever stamps feature the academy’s training vessel Eagle and cutter Bertholf, honoring 150 years of officer training and seamanship.
- The United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, with USPS customer experience vice president Marc McCrery dedicating the stamp celebrating the institution's founding.
- Congress authorized the institution on July 31, 1876, as the Revenue Cutter School of Instruction, with cadets beginning training on May 25, 1877, aboard the topsail schooner James C. Dobbin to establish the sea as the ultimate proving ground for future officers.
- Stamp art features the barque Eagle, the academy's primary training vessel since 1946, and USCGC Bertholf, a national security cutter; today the academy educates around 1,070 cadets across 103 acres with 10 academic majors.
- USCGC Eagle commanding officer Kristopher Ensley stated the vessel is "a vital floating classroom," while academy superintendent Rear Adm. Gregory C. Rothrock emphasized the stamp recognizes the Coast Guard's critical importance to national security.
- Graduates serve as officers in the Coast Guard, leading missions from maritime drug interdiction to border security, as the academy continues preparing leaders to meet the complex global challenges of the 21st century.
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