Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Zappen listens to peace activists, from left, Tom Rogers (an ex-Navy submarine captain), Mack Johnson (retired schoolteacher), Elizabeth Murray (former CIA analyst) and Glen Milner (Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action). They are discussing logistics for their group&#8217;s annual peace protest as the Navy fleet arrives in Seattle for Seafair in August. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times)