Ninth District External Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard
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PHOTOs: Wilmot, SD resident receives Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal
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WILMOT, S.D. — Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, presents Josie Green, a Wilmot resident, with the Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal during a ceremony at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Feb. 11, 2012. Green was awarded the Silver Lifesaving Medal for her actions while attempting to rescue a man who fell into the Red River on Nov. 20, 2009. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener.
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WILMOT, S.D. — The certificate signifying that Josie Green, a Wilmot resident, has been awarded the Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal, sits on a table during a ceremony at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Feb. 11, 2012. Nov. 20, 2009, Green, then a student at Minnesota State University Moorehead, entered the Red River in an attempt to rescue a man who had fallen into the water. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener.
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WILMOT, S.D. — Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, speaks to the family and friends of Josie Green, a Wilmot resident, after a ceremony during which he presented Green with the Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal, Feb. 11, 2012. The Silver Lifesaving Medal, as well as the Gold Lifesaving Medal, may be awarded to any person who rescues, or attempts to rescue, another person from drowning, shipwreck, or other peril of the water. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener.
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WILMOT, S.D. - Josie Green, a Wilmot resident, wears the Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal after it was awarded to her during a ceremony at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Feb. 11, 2012. Nov. 20, 2009, Green, then a student at Minnesota State University Moorehead, entered the Red River in an attempt to rescue a man who had fallen into the water. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener. |
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