Coast Guard celebrates birthday with Hamilton cast members
Alexander Hamilton founded the Coast Guard in 1790. 226 years later, members of the service celebrated by sailing into New York harbor with cast members from a play...
NEW YORK – Rear Adm. James Rendon, commander Coast Guard Academy, talks with Kamille Upshaw, a cast member from the Broadway musical Hamilton, while sailing through the New York harbor on Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, Aug. 4, 2016. Alexander Hamilton is credited with founding the Coast Guard in 1790.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier)
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