Rear Adm. Jake Korn, Coast Guard 7th District commander, presents Connor Bystrom the Coast Guard Gold Lifesaving Medal and four people with a letter of appreciation Thursday at the Brickell Plaza Federal Building in Miami for the rescue of their friend from an attacking bull shark off the Coast of Anna Maria Island, Fla., on Sept. 24, 2011. The Gold Lifesaving Medal was established by Congress in 1874 and is one of the oldest military medals. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sabrina Laberdesque)