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Coast Guard Medal for Heroism presented to Westport, Wash. Coast Guardsman

A Coast Guard Medal was presented to Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Hylkema, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, during a ceremony held at the station's base in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018. Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Hylkema, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, stands at parade rest alongside his fellow shipmates during a ceremony held at the station's base in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018.
A Coast Guard Medal was presented to Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Hylkema, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, during a ceremony held at the station's base in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018.

The Coast Guard Medal was presented to Hylkema to recognize his heroic efforts in rescuing a man off the Long Beach Peninsula, Oct. 6, 2016.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read. 		Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Hylkema, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, stands at parade rest alongside his fellow shipmates during a ceremony held at the station's base in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018.

Hylkema was presented with the Coast Guard Medal during the ceremony for putting his life at risk during a rescue of a sailor caught in a storm off the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.
Rear Adm. David Throop, commander, Coast Guard 13th District, presents Chief Warrant Officer Cheston Evans, commanding officer, Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, with a Coast Guard Unit Commendation pennant during a ceremony held in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018. Rear Adm. David Throop, commander Coast Guard 13th District, clips the Coast Guard Medal onto Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Hylkema, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, during a ceremony held at the station's base in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018.
Rear Adm. David Throop, commander, Coast Guard 13th District, presents Chief Warrant Officer Cheston Evans, commanding officer, Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, with a Coast Guard Unit Commendation pennant during a ceremony held in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018.

The Coast Guard Unit Commendation Award was presented to the unit for the three rescues unit personnel conducted on the night of Oct. 6, 2016, where nine people were rescued in three separate search and rescue cases during a 20-hour period.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read. 		Rear Adm. David Throop, commander Coast Guard 13th District, clips the Coast Guard Medal onto Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Hylkema, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, during a ceremony held at the station's base in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018.

The Coast Guard Medal is the 3rd highest award that a Coast Guardsman can be awarded during peacetime.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.
Rear Adm. David Throop, commander Coast Guard 13th District, presents the Coast Guard Medal to Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Hylkema, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, during a ceremony held at the station's base in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018. A Coast Guard Medal hangs from the pocket of Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Hylkema, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, after a ceremony held in his honor at the station's base in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018.
Rear Adm. David Throop, commander Coast Guard 13th District, presents the Coast Guard Medal to Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Hylkema, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, during a ceremony held at the station's base in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018.

The Coast Guard Medal is the 3rd highest award that a Coast Guardsman can be awarded during peacetime.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read. 		A Coast Guard Medal hangs from the pocket of Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Hylkema, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, after a ceremony held in his honor at the station's base in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018.

Hylkema jumped into 18 to 20-foot breaking surf during the rescue of the master of the sailing vessel Grace on the night of Oct. 6, 2016.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.
Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Hylkema, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor talks with Rep. Derek Kilmer, of Washington's 6th Congressional District, after a ceremony held at the station's base in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018.
Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Hylkema, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor talks with Rep. Derek Kilmer, of Washington's 6th Congressional District, after a ceremony held at the station's base in Westport, Wash., April 6, 2018.

Kilmer attended the ceremony held in honor of Hylkema and helped present the Coast Guard Medal to him.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.

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