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W&M forms 1st collegiate Coast Guard Auxiliary detachment

posted Jul 12, 2009, 7:19 PM by Andrew Welch   [ updated Oct 29, 2009, 9:10 AM ]
Emily Johnson, Detachment Commander and a student from the class of 2009, with Andrew Welch, Detachment Leader and one of the program's instructors, have led the way establishing the Coast Guard Auxiliary at The College of William and Mary.  (Photo courtesy Stephen Salpukas, William and Mary News)

"The College of William and Mary is home to many firsts:  first royal charter, first honor code, first Law School, but now it can add another one.

Last year, William & Mary became the first university in the United States to have a detachment of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The detachment is part of the Coast Guard Auxiliary's Flotilla 67 in Williamsburg. The Auxiliary is the uniformed, volunteer component of the Coast Guard."

More from WM News at The College of William and Mary at http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/wm-forms-coast-guard-auxiliary-detachment-123.php.