Senior Chief Petty Officer Jason Walter receives the ceremonial retirement flag during his retirement ceremony held at Coast Guard Station Montauk in Montauk, New York, June 11, 2015. During the flag presentation ceremony, a script is read and service members salute and pass the flag from the lowest rank to the highest, in order to represent each of the ranks held by the retiring member during his or her career. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ali Flockerzi.)