Coast Guard presents Gold Lifesaving Medal to family of Bandera, Texas, hero [Image 4 of 6]

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

07.31.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8 PADET Houston

Rear Adm. Dave Callahan, 8th Coast Guard District commander, and the family of retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Rodney Buentello read the citation for Buentello’s posthumous Gold Lifesaving Medal, July 31, 2017, in San Antonio. Lisa Buentello and her two sons accepted the award on behalf of Rodney Buentello, who sacrificed his life while saving two drowning teenagers from the Medina River. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst.

• Date Taken: 07.31.2017
• Date Posted: 07.31.2017 13:21
• Photo ID: 3623813
• VIRIN: 170731-G-YE680-1088
• Resolution: 3184x2120
• Size: 2.15 MB
• Location: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, US