Kenneth Wright, City of Portsmouth, Va., mayor, takes a moment to celebrate in Portsmouth, Thursday, April 2, 2015, after Rear Adm. Stephen P. Metruck, Coast Guard 5th District commander, presented Wright with a letter recertifying Portsmouth as an official Coast Guard City for the next five years. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn)
The City of Portsmouth was renewed as an official Coast Guard City of an additional five years.
Rear Adm. Stephen Metruck, Commander of the Coast Guard 5th District presented the letter to Mayor Kenneth Wright during a Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
Coast Guard Cities are those cities that have extended considerations and support to Coast Guard members and their dependents.
