U.S. Maritime Service Rear Adm. Gerard Achenbach, superintendent of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy, reads an award citation as Coast Guard Rear Adm. Michael N. Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District and the award recipient, and David Matsuda, administrator of the Maritime Administration look on during an awards ceremony held at the end of the Admirals' Dinner during the Great Lakes Waterways Conference held in Cleveland, Feb. 12, 2013. The Admiral Willard J. Smith Meritorious Service Award was presented to Parks for his outstanding support of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy and in recognition of a career dedicated to the safety of the men and women of the U.S. Merchant Marine. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.
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