U.S. Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, left, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) salutes as the retirement flag is being presented to Maj. Gen. William Beard, the deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve, USARPAC, during a celebration of service retirement ceremony at historic Palm Circle, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Sept. 2, 2014. Beard served 39 years of military service.