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.