Petty
Officer 2nd Class Timothy Harrison, a food service
specialist, embraces his son after arriving in Alameda,
Calif., Feb. 28, 2010. Harrison, a crewmember aboard the
Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, was part of the cutter's initial
voyage to its new homeport at Coast Guard Island. The
Waesche is the Coast Guard's second Legend Class cutter and
is scheduled to be commissioned in May. Adm. Russell R.
Waesche was the Coast Guard's longest serving commandant and
presided over the greatest expansion of the service in
history. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class
Rachel Polish |