CAPE MAY – Coast Guard Training Center Cape May will be open to the community during four Sunset Parades this summer.
Sunset Parades are impressive military displays consisting of marching troops, the Recruit Silent Drill Team, the Recruit Band, cannon fire and a low-level helicopter flyover. All of these activities are free and open to the public.
The gates of Training Center Cape May will be open 30 minutes prior to each Sunset Parade, and visitors are encouraged to use this time for security screening, parking and seating. Sunset Parades are exciting and fun for the entire family; however, children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the ceremony.
Each ceremony begins with a full Regimental Review of the Coast Guard recruits in basic training aboard Training Center Cape May followed by performances by the Recruit Silent Drill Team and Band. The ceremony concludes with the lowering of the National Ensign and a flyover by a helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J.
The 2013 Sunset Parade schedule is as follows:
• May 26, 2013, at 7:45 p.m.
• July 7, 2013, at 8 p.m.
• Aug. 4, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.
• Sept. 1, 2012, at 7 p.m.
In the event of inclement weather, visitors may call Training Center Cape May’s base information line at (609) 898-6700 for cancellation information.
Villas – Yep, here come those mask mandates again starting in, of course, a blue state. If there isn't a virus yet for the mask, they will find one before November 5th.
