Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, the commander of the Coast Guard 9th District, prepares himself before administering the oath of enlistment to more than 50 new recruits representing all of the military branches at Progressive Field in Cleveland, July 4, 2014. The oath of enlistment ceremony was a part of the Independence Day festivities put on by the Cleveland Indians and the USO of Northern Ohio. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher M. Yaw)