Admiral Fagan

This series honors the women who helped shape the Coast Guard Academy over the past 50 years, the pioneers who opened doors, challenged expectations, and fought to create opportunities for the generations that followed.

In this episode, I am joined by Retired Admiral Linda Fagan, Coast Guard Academy Class of 1985.

This episode was recorded a little differently than the others.

In April, the alumni association brought women graduates from every era back to New London for a weekend celebrating 50 years of women at the Coast Guard Academy.

When it was over, still feeling everything that weekend stirred up, I sat down with Admiral Fagan in Studio 1887 on campus.

You'll hear us come back to that weekend a few times.

Linda graduated from the Academy in 1985.

It, um, there are not two versions of me, and you've, you know, you and I are just sort of getting to know each other, but-