CHICAGO - Rear Adm. Mike Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, joins Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White (center), and Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, at the city's Veterans Day ceremony, November 10, 2012. Parks and other dignitaries helped place a memorial wreath in front of Chicago's Vietnam Veterans War memorial where the ceremony was held. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf