New London in Southeastern Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Academy Plaza

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2022

1. Academy Plaza Marker

Inscription. Academy Plaza Academy Plaza is dedicated to that high sense of honor, respect and devotion to duty which is such an integral part of the United States Coast Guard Academy and which makes it so unique. The Academy is much more than an outstanding academic institution. It is a place where young men and women are developed and tested under the most demanding standards to ensure they are mentally, physically and morally fit to follow in the footsteps of those commissioned officers who preceded them...officers who have helped establish and who now maintain the superb reputation of the United States Coast Guard.

The words "Who Lives Here Reveres Honor, Honors Duty" emblazoned on the Honor Wall reflect the core, personal character values of the Corps of Cadets. The Academy builds on these essential attributes by broadening and expanding cadets through a wide range of experiences, the scope and comprehensiveness of which are expressed in the Academy Mission statement which has been the guiding doctrine of this institution since 1929.

The full significance of the Academy's Mission words "…to be worthy of the traditions

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

of commissioned officers…" is represented symbolically by the Bear statue. Long a symbol of Coast Guard service and traditions, the Bear...alert...vigilant...is focused outward from the Plaza...beyond the Academy...to the challenges graduates will encounter as they strive to perpetuate the standards of service and the traditions established by their predecessors.

Honorable service to our country and humanity is the ultimate objective of this Academy and its graduates.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 41° 22.436′ N, 72° 5.99′ W. Marker is in New London in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It can be reached from Mohegan Ave. Pkwy. north of Williams Street, on the right when traveling north. Located on the campus of the United States Coast Guard Academy. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31 Mohegan Ave Pkwy, New London CT 06320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Connecticut Shoreline

and in the Thames River Valley.

It is also in the American

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2022

2. Academy Plaza Marker

Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New London County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Douglas Munro Hall (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Guns from Reina Christina (about 600 feet away); To George Plater from George Washington (about 600 feet away); To George Washington from Hopley Yeaton (about 600 feet away); Well Done (about 600 feet away); George Washington, Prefident of the United States of America (about 600 feet away); Coast Guard Cutter Alexander Hamilton (about 600 feet away); The United States Coast Guard Greenland Patrol (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New London.

Also see . . .
1. The United States Coast Guard Academy. (Submitted on September 10, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. United States Coast Guard Academy (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 10, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Coast Guard Academy Mission image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2022

3. Coast Guard Academy Mission

The Mission of
The United States Coast Guard Academy
to graduate young men and women
with sound bodies. stout hearts, and alert
minds with a liking for the sea and and its
lore and with that high sense of honor,
loyalty and obedience which goes with
trained initiative and leadership well
grounded in seamanship, the sciences.
and the amenities and strong in the
resolve to be worthy of the
traditions of commissioned officers
in the United States Coast Guard
in the service of their
country and humanity.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.