CAPE MAY, N.J. - The command staff of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May and local veterans held a wreath laying ceremony today at Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro's statue in honor of the men and women of the military who have sacrificed their lives to serve our country. 

Munro is the only member of the United States Coast Guard to receive the Medal of Honor. Munro received the award posthumously for his actions during the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II.

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(L-R) Ron Stenlake of the American Legion Post 193, Partick Sbarra of  VFW Post 386, Seaman Recruit Richard Mason of Recruit Company Lima 181, and Bill Layton of the Marine Corps Dramis Detachment, walk side by side to place their wreaths in front of Munro's statue.

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(L-R) Ron Stenlake of the American Legion Post 193, Patrick Sbarra of VFW Post 386, and Seaman Recruit Richard Mason of Recruit Company Lima 181, salute the wreaths they placed in front of Munro's statue in honor of the men and women of the military who have sacrificed their lives to serve our country.

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CAPE MAY, N.J. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Syreeta Bromfield-Kemp, a yeoman at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, led the ALL-Navy Women's Basketball Team to victory in the 2009 Armed Forces Men's and Women's Basketball Championships in Millington, Tenn., May 17, 2009. 

Bromfield-Kemp, the team captain, led the ALL-Navy Women's team to gold with 98 points, 73 rebounds, and 13 assists for the week. She pushed her teammates hard to win their second gold medal in two years.

"We really did a gut check, and everybody brought something to the games; I'm so proud of the team," Bromfield-Kemp said. "It was awesome this week. It was kind of ruff when we started out, but I think we finally realized we could do it so we came together and we won. It feels so good to get my second gold. Woo!"

The ALL-Navy Women's Basketball Team dominated the championship series with a team total of 385 points, 231 rebounds, and 65 percent free-throw average.

Bromfield-Kemp is a native of Kingston, Jamaica.

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(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Bandrowsky)

CAPE MAY, N.J. - Flotilla Commander Jim Conlon, of Flotilla 14 Lindenhurst, N.Y., watches as Flotilla Staff Officer Dan Masterson plots a position on a chart during a search and rescue exercise-planning event at the Auxiliary National Search and Rescue competition Oct. 3, 2008 here at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May.

CAPE MAY- N.J. -Members from Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, the U.S.S. Spencer Association, and local veterans groups salute Signalman First Class Douglas Munro on the 66th anniversary of his heroic actions at a dedication and remembrance ceremony today, Sept. 27, 2008 in the training center's gymnasium.

The Coast Coast Guard Cutter Spencer's mast was permanently displayed on the training center's parade grounds Sept. 10, 2008 and dedicated today. 

The Spencer served the nation for more than 37 years and when decommissioned in 1974, the Spencer was the most decorated cutter in the Coast Guard's fleet.

After the Spencer was decommissioned the Spencer mast was displayed at the entrance of the Intrepid Museum in New York City. Years later, the Coast Guard regained ownership of the mast and transferred it to Coast Guard Facilities Bayonne.