9th District REPOY with vice commandant and MCPOCGRF

GRAND HAVEN, Mich.,--??Vice Adm. Sally Brice O'??Hara, vice commandant of the Coast Guard (left), and Master Chief Petty Officer Mark Allen, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Force (right), stand with Chief Petty Officer Chris Royal, the 9th Coast Guard District's Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year, and his family after Royal�?'s advancement to Chief Petty Officer, Aug. 5, 2011. Royal'??s advancement ceremony took place during an all-hands event at Coast Guard Station Grand Haven during the 2011 Coast Guard Festival, an annual event held here that honors Coast Guardsmen serving around the world. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener.