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  August 18, 2009
  Spirit of America Tour - Mark Wills addresses each recruit company (2.21 MB)
  
  CAPE MAY, N.J. -  Mark Wills, a headliner for the Spirit of America Tour, talks to the audience consisting of more than 400 Coast Guard recruits in training during the free military concert at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Monday, Aug. 17, 2009.  The Spirit of America Tour was created in 2002 to bring headline entertainers to America's stateside Military Bases, as volunteers, to give shows that boost the morale of the men, women and families of the Armed Forces. Their motto is: A fan in uniform is a fan for life. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Bandrowsky)
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  August 18, 2009
  Spirit of America Tour - Jeff Bates leads the audience (2.07 MB)
  
  CAPE MAY, N.J. -  Jeff Bates, a headliner for the Spirit of America Tour, gets the audience consisting of more than 400 Coast Guard recruits in training to clap their hands during the free military concert at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Monday, Aug. 17, 2009.  The Spirit of America Tour was created in 2002 to bring headline entertainers to America's stateside Military Bases, as volunteers, to give shows that boost the morale of the men, women and families of the Armed Forces. Their motto is: A fan in uniform is a fan for life. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Bandrowsky)
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  August 18, 2009
  Spirit of America Tour - Jeff Bates captivates the audience (1.18 MB)
  
  CAPE MAY, N.J. -  Jeff Bates, a headliner for the Spirit of America Tour, captivates the audience with one of his songs during the concert at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Monday, Aug. 17, 2009.  The Spirit of America Tour was created in 2002 to bring headline entertainers to America's stateside Military Bases, as volunteers, to give shows that boost the morale of the men, women and families of the Armed Forces. Their motto is: A fan in uniform is a fan for life. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Bandrowsky)
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  August 18, 2009
  Spirit of America Tour - Mark Wills provides an autograph (1.73 MB)
  
  CAPE MAY, N.J. - Petty Officer 1st Class William Williamson, watches as Mark Wills, a headliner for the Spirit of America Tour, signs his daughter's shirt after the concert at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Monday, Aug. 17, 2009. The Spirit of America Tour was created in 2002 to bring headline entertainers to America's stateside Military Bases, as volunteers, to give shows that boost the morale of the men, women and families of the Armed Forces. Their motto is: A fan in uniform is a fan for life. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Bandrowsky)    
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  August 17, 2009
  Spirit of America Tour- Headliners receive command plaques (2.01 MB)
  
  CAPE MAY, N.J. - (L-R) Sherry DeRogatis, Jeff Bates, Trent Willmon, Cmdr. Mike Senecal, Mark Wills, and Lt. Cmdr. John Hallman pose for a command photo after the Spirit of America concert at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Monday, Aug. 17, 2009.  Senecal, the executive officer of the training center, thanked Bates, Willmon, and Wills, for providing a wonderful concert for the Coast Guard. The Spirit of America Tour was created in 2002 to bring headline entertainers to America's stateside Military Bases, as volunteers, to give shows that boost the morale of the men, women and families of the Armed Forces. Their motto is: A fan in uniform is a fan for life. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Bandrowsky)
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  August 17, 2009
  Spirit of America Tour Jeff Bates sings with Coast Guard recruits (1.83 MB)
  
  CAPE MAY, N.J. -  Jeff Bates, a headliner for the Spirit of America Tour, sings with Coast Guard recruits during the concert encore at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Monday, Aug. 17, 2009.  The Spirit of America Tour was created in 2002 to bring headline entertainers to America's stateside Military Bases, as volunteers, to give shows that boost the morale of the men, women and families of the Armed Forces. Their motto is: A fan in uniform is a fan for life. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Bandrowsky)  
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  August 17, 2009
  Spirit of America Tour - Trent Willmon gives high fives to Coast Guard recruits (2.12 MB)
  
  CAPE MAY, N.J. - Trent Willmon, a headliner for the Spirit of America Tour, gives Coast Guard recruits high fives during the concert encore at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Monday, Aug. 17, 2009.  The Spirit of America Tour was created in 2002 to bring headline entertainers to America's stateside Military Bases, as volunteers, to give shows that boost the morale of the men, women and families of the Armed Forces. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Bandrowsky)  
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  August 17, 2009
  Spirit of America Tour - Mark Wills entertains Coast Guard members, families (1.98 MB)
  
  CAPE MAY, N.J. - Mark Wills, a headliner for the Spirit of America Tour, sings a song to entertain the audience at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Monday, Aug. 17, 2009.  The Spirit of America Tour was created in 2002 to bring headline entertainers to America's stateside Military Bases, as volunteers, to give shows that boost the morale of the men, women and families of our fabulous Armed Forces. The motto is: A fan in uniform is a fan for life. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Bandrowsky)
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  August 17, 2009
  Spirit of America Tour - Mark Wills gives his approval to a young fan (1.97 MB)
  
  CAPE MAY, N.J. - Mark Wills, a headliner for the Spirit of America Tour, gives a thumbs up as Ryleigh Williamson,18-months-old, claps her hands during the concert at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Monday, Aug. 17, 2009.  The Spirit of America Tour was created in 2002 to bring headline entertainers to America's stateside Military Bases, as volunteers, to give shows that boost the morale of the men, women and families of our fabulous Armed Forces.  The Spirit of America motto is: A fan in uniform is a fan for life.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Bandrowsky)
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  August 17, 2009
  Spirit of America Tour Trent Willmon and Jeff Bates entertain the audience (2.34 MB)
  
  CAPE MAY, N.J. - Trent Willmon and Jeff Bates, headliners for the Spirit of America Tour, work together to entertain the audience at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Monday, Aug. 17, 2009.  The training center is the home of the Coast Guard's enlisted corps -- it is our nation's only Coast Guard enlisted accession point and recruit training center. More than 4,000 of America's finest young men and women arrive for the first chapter of their Coast Guard career - bootcamp. Our mission is to transform America's civilian volunteers into military members of the United Stated Coast Guard. We are guided by the Coast Guard's core values of Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty. Through the Guardian Ethos, we live by the watch words of commitment, courage and character; a commitment to a continual improvement, displaying extraordinary courage to serve, and the highest traits of character. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Bandrowsky)