Media Advisory: Coast Guard presents Certificate of Valor to local Virginia Beach resident

Media Advisory

U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic Contact: 5th District Public Affairs Office: (757) 398-6272 After Hours: (757) 295-8435 5th District online newsroom

Media Advisory: Coast Guard to present Certificate of Valor to local Virginia Beach resident

 

Media Advisory: Coast Guard presents Certificate of Valor to local Virginia Beach resident

Who: Local Virginia Beach resident, Eric Hupp, to receive Certificate of Valor

What: Coast Guard Rear Adm. Keith Smith, Commander of the Coast Guard's Fifth District, is scheduled to present a Certificate of Valor to Hupp. In September 2018, Hupp then 15 years old, entered the water near Duck North Carolina to rescue two persons in distress.

Where: Portsmouth Federal Building, 431 Crawford St, Portsmouth, VA 23704

When: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

 

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard Fifth District Commander to present Certificate of Valor to Eric Hupp, a local Virginia Beach resident, at the Portsmouth Federal Building, Wednesday.

Rear Adm. Keith Smith, Commander of the Coast Guard's Fifth District, is scheduled to present Hupp with a Certificate of Valor. In September 2018, Hupp then 15 years old, entered the water near Duck North Carolina to rescue two persons in distress who were struggling in the rip current. He’s actions directly resulted in saving two men.

The Certificate of Valor is presented to those who show bravery saving or endeavoring to save lives from perils of the sea.

Media members interested in attending are asked to RSVP no later than 4 p.m., Tuesday by calling the Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic duty cell phone at (757) 295-8435.

 

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