Cmdr. Craig Massello (left), Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Beard (center) and Lt. Cmdr. Rodney Rios (right), stand at attention for Beard’s promotion from Petty Officer 3rd Class to Petty Officer 2nd Class, at the Lakefront Airport, Feb. 1, 2016. Attending the ceremony was Beard’s father, Donald Beard, who is battling cancer. Following the reading of Ryan Beard’s promotion, Donald Beard pinned his son’s new rank insignia into his hat and applied his new nametag. ( Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Johnson)

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