CLEARWATER COAST GUARD CITY FLORIDA

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Mayor Frank Hibbard, celebrates the City of Clearwater's designation as a Coast Guard City with Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., Commandant of the Coast Guard during a ceremony downtown Clearwater, Jan. 27, 2012.
Clearwater is now one of 14 cities throughout the nation to be designated a Coast Guard City and the only one in the State of Florida. The designation, endorsed by Congress and the Coast Guard, is made to recognize the outstanding support the community provides to Coast Guard personnel and their families. The city actively coordinates community recognition, events and programs to best support its valued Coast Guard families. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse.