REEDSPORT, Ore. - Coast Guard Chief Boatswains Mate Ward Halstead says some parting words at his retirement ceremony, held at Station Umpqua River, Ore., Sept. 30, 2011. Halstead served over 30 years in the Coast Guard, and has participated in multiple lifesaving missions off of the Pacific Northwest Coast. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric J. Chandler.