NEW LONDON, Conn. -- U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets attend a premiere of the film The Finest Hours, and hear from Superintendent Rear Adm. James Rendon and former Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen Jan. 28, 2016. The event, sponsored by the Institute for Leadership, was held at the historic Garde Arts Theatre in downtown New London. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall.