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Ensign Jason Lassiter, of Portsmouth, Virginia, (center) gets his ensign shoulder boards pinned on by his fiance, Sara Voltz (left) and his father, James Lassiter at the end of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's 131st commencement exercises at the New London campus.
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( Cloe Poisson, Hartford Courant / May 16, 2012 )

Ensign Jason Lassiter, of Portsmouth, Virginia, (center) gets his ensign shoulder boards pinned on by his fiance, Sara Voltz (left) and his father, James Lassiter at the end of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's 131st commencement exercises at the New London campus.

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