Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kucharczyk, Base Cleveland, presents a folded flag to Lt. Cmdr. Zachary Ballard, USCGC Neah Bay, during military honors for retired Chief Warrant Officer Lavonia Bass. Bass was the first female African American to be promoted to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer in the Coast Guard Reserves in 1991.

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