May is always a month of graduations, and I want to wish all of our AUP graduating seniors the very best of luck. Pictured Right: William Singletary, Class of 2013 (top row, third from right) led AUP Unit at The Citadel to be one of the most respected and successful in the nation. BM3 Singletary, USCGR, serves at Station Charleston, SC and will soon continue his service as a member of the AUP staff. I am immensely proud of you and all that you have accomplished, whether you are headed out into the world to serve in the Auxiliary, Reserve, or the active duty Coast Guard (the Class of 2013 includes all three), public service elsewhere, graduate school, or the private sector. You yourselves have much to be proud of. Pictured Left: Mike Piantedosi, Class of 2013 (right), served as Deputy Unit Leader at AUP Unit William and Mary before transferring to the Coast Guard Academy, from which he graduated on May 22, 2013. ENS Piantedosi will soon report to a Coast Guard Cutter home ported in Miami, FL. Pictured Right: Jesse Thrift (bottom left), Cole Ashcraft (bottom, second from left), and Jacob Thayer (second row, far right), all class of 2013, were "plank owners" at AUP Unit Washington DC. Mr. Thrift is off to serve as Communications Officer with Flotilla Northern Virginia; Mr. Ashcraft will serve as Unit Officer at AUP Unit Washington, and Mr. Thayer, who will attend graduate school at the University of Texas, Austin, has already begun service as a Project Manager on the AUP national staff. Go out and make it happen. Think different. Be great. With thanks for your extraordinary service, Andrew Welch Division Chief U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary University Programs |
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