By guest writer, Bill Semrau
In October 1974, five Coast Guard Academy cadets and their project officer traveled to Lubec, Maine, to exhume the remains of Captain Hopley Yeaton, the first Revenue Marine officer. The cadets, selected for their academic and military excellence, undertook the task of digging up Yeaton's grave, which had not been disturbed for 162 years. Despite initial concerns from some locals, the community was supportive. The remains were temporarily interred at West Quoddy Head Light and later moved to the Coast Guard Academy chapel in 1975. The event is remembered as a unique and historic experience for the cadets involved.