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Coast Guard to award Gold Lifesaving Medal

Jul 24th, 2009
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HOUSTON — Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston will present awards to Roger Stone and Steve Conway for heroism and valor at a ceremony on the Mitchell Campus of Texas A&M University at Galveston at 2 p.m., July 27 2009.

Video – Gold Lifesaving Medal Awarded Posthumously

Mar 21st, 2009
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SEATTLE – Rear Admiral John Currier, Commander of the 13th Coast Guard District, presents a Gold Lifesaving Medal to the family of Ross Barfuss at Aloha High School, Aloha, Ore., March 19, 2009.
Barfuss died at 16 years old in 2008, attempting to rescue a 12 year old boy who had been swept offshore.
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Coast Guard awards Gold Lifesaving Medal to 16-year old killed during rescue – Video

Mar 19th, 2009
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SEATTLE – A Gold Lifesaving Medal was posthumously awarded to Ross Barfuss at Aloha High School, Aloha Ore., Thursday.

Honolulu mariner receives Coast Guard’s highest lifesaving honor

Oct 24th, 2008
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HONOLULU — A Honolulu man who saved a cargo ship crewman lost at sea during a deadly 2007 typhoon was presented with the U.S. Coast Guard’s highest lifesaving award today.