Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, front center, reaches out to U.S. Navy veteran Michael Martin, right, as he receives the Connecticut Veterans Wartime Service Medal during the first Military Appreciation Day at Ocean Beach Park in New London on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. From left, U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, and Emily Hein, representing the Connecticut Department of Veterans' Affairs, look on. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Members of Coast Guard Academy's Class of 2022 attend the first Military Appreciation Day at Ocean Beach Park in New London on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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U.S. Navy veteran Terry Mitchell, left, of Niantic speaks with longtime friend Harold Hanson of Waterford, a U.S. Army veteran, after the two received the Connecticut Veterans Wartime Service Medal during the first Military Appreciation Day at Ocean Beach Park in New London on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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U.S. Coast Guard Academy Superintendent Rear Adm. James E. Rendon pumps his fist during a cheer in unison with the entire Coast Guard Academy Class of 2022, which was attending the first Military Appreciation Day at Ocean Beach Park in New London on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Nayalina Tamariz, a fourth-class cadet at the Coast Guard Academy, stands in formation with fellow members of the Class of 2022 during the first Military Appreciation Day at Ocean Beach Park in New London on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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