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Retired Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Clyde Allen presents his son, Coast Guard Adm. Thad W. Allen, with his command flag during the U.S. Coast Guard Change of Command Ceremony on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., May 25, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. relieved Allen as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard in a ceremony presided over by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

A FATHER'S PRIDE

Retired Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Clyde Allen presents his son, Coast Guard Adm. Thad W. Allen, with his command flag during the U.S. Coast Guard Change of Command Ceremony on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., May 25, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. relieved Allen as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard in a ceremony presided over by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

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