Two SPARS ensure that a parachute is packed correctly. Organized in 1942, SPARs (Semper PARatus-Always Ready) served in many operational,administrative and support specialties, within the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Thank you to the Mario Family Foundation for enabling the digitization of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Photo Archive. The physical photos in the Photo Archive are stored in the Mildred M. Mario Photo Archive Room located at the U.S. Naval Institute’s Headquarters in Annapolis, MD.

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