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U.S. Coast Guard Celebrates 222nd Birthday

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222 years ago, the U.S. Coast Guard was born. Today, they're celebrating that special birthday. U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City members, and their families gathered at Bryant Park today. Everything was on hand you would see at a typical birthday party: pizza, cake, and friends and family.

The Coast Guard's actual birthday is tomorrow, they were formed on August 4th, 1790, and more than 200 years later, they're still standing watch over our Great Lakes.

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