Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, hands one of his personal coins to Jashaun Dixon, a volunteer waiting to help carry Christmas trees from the buoy deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Alder to waiting trucks at the Navy Pier, Dec. 3, 2011. Parks addressed the crowd during a ceremony held before the trees were moved, thanking the Alder's crew for acting as the 2011 "Christmas Ship." U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener.