Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashleigh Craver, an overseas records manager at Coast Guard Base National Capital Region Servicing Personnel Office, cut a cake at Coast Guard Headquarters as part of a Coast Guard Day celebration Aug. 4, 2014. Aug. 4, referred to within the service as Coast Guard Day, marks the service's 224th birthday.
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(U.S. Coast Guard photo illustration by Chief Petty Officer Kyle Niemi)