MULTIMEDIA: Michigan-native Coast Guardsman receives Bronze Star Medal

CLEVELAND — A Coast Guardsman from Farmington, Mich., was awarded the Bronze Star Medal Monday during a ceremony at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Fla.

Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Burgoyne, now assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Williams Flores, was recognized for meritorious duty while deployed to Contingency Operating Bases Basrah and Umm Qasr, Iraq, as a team member of Training and Advisory Team Four, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, from February to July, 2011.

He developed and executed the first training and advisory mission, supporting the Iraqi Coastal Border Guard.

Media interesting in interviewing this Coast Guardsman should contact the 7th Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office at 305-415-6683.

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MIAMI — Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Burgoyne, a boatswain's mate assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Flores, receives the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Fla., Dec. 5, 2011.

Burgoyne received the award for his service in Iraq as a team member of Training and Advisory Team Four.

U.S. Coast Guard multimedia production by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Ameen.

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Burgoyne received the award for his service in Iraq as a team member of Training and Advisory Team Four.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Ameen.

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