Alexander Clarke waves a flag to welcome home his dad, Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Clarke, a boatswain's mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL-752), home to Alameda, Calif., Nov. 4, 2024. The Stratton's crew returned home from a months-long Bering Sea Patrol where the crew conducted fisheries law enforcement to protect living marine resources. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Levi Read/released)