Wade Spurell, assistant commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard speaks with Rear Adm. Mike Parks, commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, at the pre-parade breakfast at Church of the Dunes for the Coast Guard Festival Grand Parade in Grand Haven, Mich., Aug. 4, 2012.Cooperation between the two agencies impacts bi-national defense and security across the Great Lakes, and the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival hosted both U.S. Coast Guard Cutters and a Canadian Coast Guard Ship.U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Lt. Davey Connor