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Robert G. Newton (born 1945, in Pennsylvania), often nicknamed "Doc" by cadets, is the director of Cadet Vocal Music at the United States Coast Guard Academy.
Newton received a bachelor's degree in music education from Westminster Choir College in 1968. He later studied education and music composition at the graduate level, attending Trenton State College, Columbia Pacific University, and the State University of New York at Albany.
In 1969, Newton enlisted in the United States Coast Guard, and went through bootcamp in Cape May, New Jersey. In 1976, he became the Assistant to the Director of Vocal Music at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. He was promoted to Director in 1987, retiring in 2021.
Newton is married to Eileen Newton and live in Niantic, Connecticut. He has three children and five grandchildren.
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- ^ "Award Recipients". National Maritime Historical Society. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
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