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Marie Madson and U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O’Hara attend a reception aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, March 29, 2012. Madson served in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Women’s Reserve, also known as SPARs, during World War II from 1944-46. The Stratton, which was named after Dorothy Stratton, the first director of the SPARs.

Marie Madson and U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O’Hara attend a reception aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, March 29, 2012. Madson served in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Women’s Reserve, also known as SPARs, during World War II from 1944-46. The Stratton, which was named after Dorothy Stratton, the first director of the SPARs.

Marie Madson and U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O’Hara attend a reception aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, March 29, 2012. Madson served in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Women’s Reserve, also known as SPARs, during World War II from 1944-46. The Stratton, which was named after Dorothy Stratton, the first director of the SPARs.

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