Coast Guard officers from Sector Puget Sound, Coast Guard Cutter Mellon and the 13th District, all based in Seattle, perform a flag-passing ceremony during a retirement ceremony for Capt. David S. Klipp (right), 13th District chief of response, at Base Seattle aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon, July 26, 2013. Each time the flag is passed from one officer to another, it represents a rank once held by the retiring member. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class George Degener)
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