NEWPORT, Ore. - In this video released by the Coast Guard, a surfman's check is presented to retired Master Chief Boatswains Mate Thomas D. McAdams at Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay, Newport, Ore., Friday, May 1, 2009. The Surfman's check is issued to Coast Guard members who qualify as coxswains authorized to operate surf boats in heavy surf. (Coast Guard video/Petty Officer Eric J. Chandler)