USCGA dedicates tree to cadets from country of Georgia killed in car crash [Image 5 of 16]

NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES

08.19.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lisa Ferdinando           

U.S. Coast Guard Academy

U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets from the country of Georgia depart the dedication ceremony for the tree planted in honor of cadets from the country of Georgia, Soso Makaridze and Besarion Gorjoladze, who were killed in a car crash earlier in the year, New London, Conn., Aug. 19, 2015. The tree, seen in the foreground, was a gift by the students of OCS 2-15 and NOAA BOTC 125, who were students when the two cadets were killed in March 2015. Georgian cadets and the Georgian officer candidate helped dedicate the tree to their fellow countrymen. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lisa A. Ferdinando)

• Date Taken: 08.19.2015
• Date Posted: 08.25.2015 17:37
• Photo ID: 2142545
• VIRIN: 150819-G-BN624-125
• Resolution: 3200x2128
• Size: 5.23 MB
• Location: NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, US
• Hometown: TBILISI, GE