Thad Birmingham, mayor of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., presents Chief Petty Officer Duane T. Vander Putten with an award denoting June 14 as "Duane T. Vander Putten Day" in the city of Sturgeon Bay during Vander Putten's retirement ceremony at Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay June 14, 2013.
Vander Putten, an Appleton, Wis., native, has served 30 years in the Coast Guard Reserve.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Ashley Johnson
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Rear Adm. Steven Day, the Coast Guard's director of reserve and military personnel policy, presents Holli Vander Putten flowers at the ceremony to mark her husband's retirement from the Coast Guard Reserve at Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay, Wis., June 14, 2013.
Chief Petty Officer Duane T. Vander Putten, an Appleton, Wis., native, has served 30 years in the Coast Guard Reserve.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Ashley Johnson
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Chief Petty Officer Stanley R. Rittner presents Chief Petty Officer Duane T. Vander Putten the national ensign during the ceremony to mark Vander Putten's retirement from the Coast Guard Reserve at Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay, Wis., June 14, 2013.
Vander Putten, an Appleton, Wis., native, has served 30 years in the Coast Guard Reserve.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Ashley Johnson
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