Coast Guard members receive recognition for heroic actions at sea

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Sara Faulkner receives recognition from (right) Rear Adm. Bill Baumgartner, 7th Coast Guard District commander and Capt. John Turner, commanding officer of Air Station Clearwater, during an awards ceremony at Air Station Clearwater Jan. 23, 2012. Lt. George Menze, Lt. George Cottrell, Petty Officer 2nd Class James Nelson, and Faulkner made up the four-person Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew who battled harsh weather conditions as they rescued three sailors aboard the 50-foot sailing vessel Arktur 47-miles off the coast of the Bahamas Dec. 27, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle.

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class James Nelson receives recognition from (right) Rear Adm. Bill Baumgartner, 7th Coast Guard District commander and Capt. John Turner, commanding officer of Air Station Clearwater, during an awards ceremony at Air Station Clearwater Jan. 23, 2012. Lt. George Menze, Lt. George Cottrell, Petty Officer 2nd Class Sara Faulkner and Nelson made up the four-person Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew who battled harsh weather conditions as they rescued three sailors aboard the 50-foot sailing vessel Arktur 47-miles off the coast of the Bahamas Dec. 27, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle.

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