Wisconsin man named Coast Guard Auxiliarist of the Year
CLEVELAND — Chris Bandy, a Coast Guard auxiliarist in Bayfield, Wis., was recognized as the 2012 Coast Guard Auxiliarist of the Year in a ceremony held in San Diego, Calif., Saturday.
Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, formally recognized Bandy and awarded him the Coast Guard Auxiliary Commendation Medal during the Auxiliary National Conference.
Bandy enrolled in the Coast...
Auxiliary member reunited with woman he saved, awarded for heroic action
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – A Jacksonville, Fla., member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary was awarded a Coast Guard Auxiliary Commendation Medal Saturday morning for saving a woman’s life during a St. Patrick’s Day parade in St. Augustine, Fla.
Before the ceremony, David Hensel was reunited with Sherry Hartman, of St. Augustine, for the first time since he performed CPR on her March 9, 2013, after...
