CG Pipe Band on hand for Grand haven Festivities
They came from throughout America; from Florida, New
England, Washington State, California, Arizona and the Mid-
West. The men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band
assembled in Grand Haven, Mich., on July 31, 2014 for the
thirteenth consecutive year to perform at the annual Coast
Guard Festival in Coast Guard City, U.S.A.
Founded in 2002, the band is authorized to use the name
"U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band" and is recognized by the Coast
Guard as an affiliated private volunteer organization that
provides non-financial support to the Service. The band
performs at a variety of official Coast Guard events and activities
around the country. These include retirement ceremonies,
changes of command, funerals, parades and similar events. The
pipe band wears kilts in the Coast Guard Tartan, approved as the
official tartan of the U.S. Coast Guard by Admiral James Loy when
he was Commandant, with the uniform and insignia to which
they are entitled.
The pipe band members are all Coast Guard active duty,
Reserve, retired and Auxiliary. They receive no compensation
for their participation and pay their own way each year to Grand
Haven and other performances around the country. They do so
because of their pride as members of the "Coast Guard Family"
and the great satisfaction they get from the opportunity.
Members of the Coast guard Pipe Band march in the Coast guard Festival Parade in grand Haven, Mich., aug. 2, 2014. The band has performed in many
of the festival events. Photo by Pa3 Lauren Laughlin
The U.S. Coast guard Pipe Band preforms
during the Coast guard national
Memorial Service at the Coast guard
Festival in grand Haven, Mich., aug. 1,
2014. The national Memorial Service
honors all Coast guard men and women
who have given their lives in service to
the nation.
Photo by Pa3 Lauren Laughlin
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