Coast Guard presents awards for heroic rescue near Cherry Point

Coast Guard presents awards for heroic rescue near Cherry Point
The Coast Guard awarded the Silver Life Saving Medal to Tom R. Broselle, and the Meritorious Public Service Award to Jacob Broselle and Thomas M. Broselle in a ceremony held at Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Wash., July 5, 2016.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.) SEATTLE – The Coast Guard awarded the Silver Life Saving Medal to Tom R. Broselle, and the Meritorious...

Coast Guard awards prestigious Life Saving Medal for heroic actions on the North Carolina Outer Banks

Coast Guard awards prestigious Life Saving Medal for heroic actions on the North Carolina Outer Banks
Cmdr. Kevin Barres, Sector Humboldt Bay response officer, reads the Silver Lifesaving Medal award citation during a Sector all hands while Petty Officer 3rd Class Brent Alexander and District 11 Chief of Staff Capt. Matthew Gimple display the award June 2, 2016.  U.S. Coast Guard photo MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard awarded a Silver Life Saving Medal during a ceremony at Coast Guard Sector...

Coast Guard presents prestigious life-saving medals for heroic actions on Oregon coast

Coast Guard presents prestigious life-saving medals for heroic actions on Oregon coast
Rear Adm. Richard Gromlich, commander Coast Guard 13th District, presents Logan Couch, a volunteer Curry County Deputy Sheriff, with the Silver Life Saving Medal during a ceremony held at Coast Guard Station Chetco River in Brookings, Ore., Feb. 29, 2016.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read) NORTH BEND, Ore. — The Coast Guard presented a Gold Lifesaving Medal and Silver...

Coast Guard awards Coast Guardsman from Guam with Silver Lifesaving Medal

Coast Guard awards Coast Guardsman from Guam with Silver Lifesaving Medal
Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel G. Perez is awarded the Silver Lifesaving Medal by Rear Adm. Vincent B. Atkins during a ceremony Sept. 17, 2015.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa E. McKenzie/Released) HONOLULU — The Coast Guard presented the Silver Life Saving Medal Thursday to Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel G. Perez who risked his life to save a man from drowning at Bastimientos...

Coast Guard presents Silver Life Saving Medal for off duty rescue

Coast Guard presents Silver Life Saving Medal for off duty rescue
Capt. Robert W. Warren presents Ensign Roland Blake with the Silver Life Saving Medal Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015.  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard presented the Silver Life Saving Medal Thursday to a Coast Guardsman who risked his life to rescue a man from drowning in Bocas del Toro, Republic of Panama Nov. 9, 2012. Captain Robert W. Warren, commander of Coast Guard Sector San Juan, presented...

Coast Guard awards Silver Life Saving Medal to U.S. Border Patrol agent in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard awards Silver Life Saving Medal to U.S. Border Patrol agent in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Rear Adm. William Baumgartner, commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District, presented U.S. Border Patrol agent Javier M. López with the Silver Life Saving Medal Friday during a ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen’s Community Center in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. López, who serves as a Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agent at Ramey Sector in Aguadilla,...

Coast Guard to present awards for heroic rescue in Puget Sound

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard will present the Silver Life Saving Medal to Petty Officer 1st Class Justin L. Heacox and a Certificate of Valor to Barney McGinley for their heroic effort that saved two lives off of Point No Point State Park in Hansville, Wash., July 26, 2011. The ceremony is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. Heacox and McGinley were on the beach when they heard screams...

Coast Guard ceremony posthumously honors Emlen Tunnell with Silver Lifesaving Medal

ALAMEDA, Calif. — During a ceremony today, the Coast Guard posthumously honored former Coast Guardsman and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Emlen Tunnell, with the Silver Life Saving Medal and gymnasium dedication. Tunnell’s sister, Vivian Robinson, accepted the award on his behalf. Tunnell was awarded the SLM for conducting two life-saving rescues during his short Coast Guard career from 1943-46....

Former Coast Guardsman and Pro Football Hall of Famer Emlen Tunnell to be posthumously honored

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to posthumously honor a former Coast Guardsman and a Pro Football Hall of Famer with the Silver Life Saving Medal Wednesday, March 9. This event will be held in conjunction with a gymnasium dedication ceremony in his name. The Coast Guard Island gymnasium will bear the name of Emlen Tunnell due in part to his heroic actions in saving two people during...