Coast Guard crew members, the first to respond to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded April 20, 2010, meet with retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington D.C. Pictured from left are Petty Officer 1st Class Wendell Averitt, Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin Bernatovich, Thad Allen, Petty Officer 2nd Class Zaid Ahmed, Lt. j.g. John Thomas, and Lt. Suzanne Kerver. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Pinneo