On Billet Night, excitement goes hand in hand with duty
March 04, 2020 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: March 06, 2020 8:10 pm
U.S. Coast Guard Academy first class Cadets Hyo-Jun Cho, left, and Benjamin Rosenberg react to their first duty assignment Thursday, March 5, 2020, during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New London — Excitement went hand in hand with duty Thursday night at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
The Class of 2020 cadets received their first duty assignments — something they've worked toward for the past four years — during the annual Billet Night ceremony at the academy's Leamy Hall.
U.S. Coast Guard Academy first class Cadet Nyjah Turner, center, sits with friends as they wait for their first duty assignment Thursday, March 5, 2020, during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
U.S. Coast Guard Academy first class Cadets Amy Chamberlin, left, and Claire Hurley react as they walk up to the stage for their first duty assignment Thursday, March 5, 2020, during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
U.S. Coast Guard Academy first class Cadets react to a speaker's joke Thursday, March 5, 2020, during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
U.S. Coast Guard Academy first class Cadets Hunter Shortly, left, and Miguel Moroles react to their first duty assignment Thursday, March 5, 2020, during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
U.S. Coast Guard Academy first class cadets react to their first duty assignment Thursday, March 5, 2020, during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
U.S. Coast Guard Academy first class Cadet Zoe Riis Fallica hugs Madeleine Khoilian as they learn their first duty assignment Thursday, March 5, 2020, during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
U.S. Coast Guard Academy first class Cadet Jacob Skimmons reacts to his first duty assignment Thursday, March 5, 2020, during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
U.S. Coast Guard Academy first class Cadet Thomas Jordon, left, hugs classmate Andrew Segalla as they wait for their first duty assignment Thursday, March 5, 2020, during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
U.S. Coast Guard Academy first class Cadet Michael Leslie Johnson talks to a friend Thursday, March 5, 2020, as they wait for their first duty assignments during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
U.S. Coast Guard Academy first class Cadets Sarah Smith, left, and Sam Hart react to their first duty assignment Thursday, March 5, 2020, during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
U.S. Coast Guard Academy first class Cadets Patrick Irwin and Jade Gettman hug as they receive their first duty assignment Thursday, March 5, 2020, during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
U.S. Coast Guard Academy first class Cadet Ryan Gouchar, left, pumps his fist as he reads his first duty assignment Thursday, March 5, 2020, during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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