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U. S. Coast Guard Academy
Parents Association
VADM Robert T. Nelson Chapter

Western Pennsylvania - Ohio - West Virginia

Welcome! Our Association supports our cadets, their parents and families. We keep in touch, share information and insight, and join with a network of CGA parents who understand our concerns and can share our experiences. This Chapter also maintains the Help Net for Cadet Air & Highway Travelers, a network of cadet families ready to aid stranded or delayed cadets.


DATES to REMEMBER - 2001
15 April - Easter (not a CGA holiday weekend) . . . 2 July - Report In for the Class od 2005 . . . 20 August - in-processing for Fall semester

Background photo includes Matt Walter'03 (Mansfield OH), center, on Eagle in June [click for pix]

US Coast Guard Academy Parents Association

Class Listmeisters:

Cadets from our chapter area

2001 - Steve DiPace

CGA Calendar of Events

2002 - Steve & Dawn Switzer

Our Chapter Newsletters and Fundraisers

2003 - Karen Patel

Travel and Advisories Rev.8/29/99

2004 - Roger Masson

Help Net for Cadet Air & Highway Travelers

Time to catch up on your Coast Guard reading. Here are links to the on-line versions of some interesting articles.
- The Navy League and Seapower Magazine
- The U.S. Naval Institute and its Proceedings magazine
- the Retired Officers Association magazine
Rescuing The Lifesavers
- From the Fall'99 U.S. News Best College survey, a table comparing the four U.S. military academies

For our cadets: Sumus vobiscum (we are with you)

This page was updated 28 March 2001 by VADM Nelson Chapter president Steve DiGaudio (Rachel '02)

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