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U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Christopher Colvin, Pacific Area deputy commander, speaks to guests during a reception aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, March 29, 2012. The Stratton, the third U.S. Coast Guard national security cutter, is named after Capt. Dorothy C. Stratton, director of the Coast Guard Women's Reserve during World War II.

U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Christopher Colvin, Pacific Area deputy commander, speaks to guests during a reception aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, March 29, 2012. The Stratton, the third U.S. Coast Guard national security cutter, is named after Capt. Dorothy C. Stratton, director of the Coast Guard Women's Reserve during World War II.

U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Christopher Colvin, Pacific Area deputy commander, speaks to guests during a reception aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, March 29, 2012. The Stratton, the third U.S. Coast Guard national security cutter, is named after Capt. Dorothy C. Stratton, director of the Coast Guard Women's Reserve during World War II.

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