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Events to celebrate the life and honor the legacy of the legendary Dr. Martin Luther King,
John Caddigan receiving his Commander insignia during Yankeetown Flotilla Coast guard Aux-
Jr., were held in Inverness on Monday, Jan. 16. At 8:30 am, citizens gathered on the street
iliary's official Change of Watch ceremony by Division 15 Commander Andy Render. The annual
outside the Valerie Theatre in Courthouse Square, for a Unity Walk to Liberty Park, where
ceremony held in Yankeetown this past week transitions an outgoing Flotilla Commander to a
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several speakers addressed the crowd of about 100 citizens. The program and speeches were
newly elected Flotilla Commander in a seamless transfer of authority. Commander Caddigan
Phone: (352) 489-4588 Without(727)(2577 N Florida Ave, Hernando, FL). Then at 10:00
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will follow an impressive list of local Auxiliarists who have taken the watch as Commander
Russell, the Valerie theatre presented, at no charge, "Selma, the Movie," an historical drama that
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and worked with Coast Guard Station Yankeetown to keep our shores and waterways safe and
r, email: place during the height of the American LOWER movement. Photo by Citrus County
took debbienewscaster@gmail.comcivil-rights UNIT OIL CHANGE
secure. Photo: Yankeetown Auxiliary 15-2 Public Affairs
Sheriff's Office.
At the Watch for 75+ Years
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For more than seventy-seven years, the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary has
Hwy 19, along with stores in Sarasota, Port Charlotte, Ft. Pierce, Jacksonville, Kissimmee,
already been making America great. Working along side the Coast Guard in maritime safety,
Naples and Palatka. The release stated, that while these stores had collectively generated
public education, and safe-boating missions, among others, the CGAuxiliary is a civilian
$1.2 billion in sales during the previous 12 months, they haed also generated an Adjusted
force multiplier that relies on the dedication and self-less determination of everyday citi-
EBITDA loss of about $60 million during the same time period.
zens.
These stores started liquidating on January 6 and should be closed between late
For more than fifty years, the missions of the Yankeetown CGAuxiliary have been
March to mid-April.
led by a series of these determined people. Leaders that know peacetime security and coastal
safety is no accident. Leaders that bring the power of of a highly trained volunteer force to
bear. People with the courage to face the very real threats we as a nation face today. Recruits
are always welcome. Join us and help us continue the long standing traditions of the U.S.
Coast Guard and Auxiliary.
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