The Coast Guard Academy dedicates a tree in honor of two 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 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. ( Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lisa A. Ferdinando)

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