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U.S. Coast Guard recruits treated to Thanksgiving meals at local residents' homes

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Dr. James Kauffman of Linwood, right, brought a limo to take recruits to his recruits home Thursday.

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Vince DePrinzio took a group of recruits back to American Legion Post 184 in Wildwood for Thanksgiving.

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Local families pick up registration forms at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May.

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Company commander John Ruchser calls on recruits to go with families for Thanksgiving.

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Deanna Podgorski of Villas, and her son Jerry, left, were hosting recruits James Bello, center, from Oahu, Hawaii; Justin Griffith, of Amarillo, Texas; and Mike Joyce, of Syracuse, N.Y. Jerry Podgorski graduated from the training center last week.

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U.S. Coast Gurard Training Center commander Capt. William Kelly talks to recruits before they depart with families.

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Operation Fireside is a program at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, where local families open their homes to recruits for a Thanksgiving Day meal. Recruits head out with families and organizations Thursday for a Thanksgiving Day meal.

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