Coast Guard Medal presented to Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Hylkema [Image 2 of 7]

WESTPORT, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

04.06.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read      

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

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.

• Date Taken: 04.06.2018
• Date Posted: 04.07.2018 00:22
• Photo ID: 4275891
• VIRIN: 180406-G-AW789-1024
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 2.47 MB
• Location: WESTPORT, WASHINGTON, US
• Hometown: ASTORIA, OREGON, US
• Hometown: WESTPORT, WASHINGTON, US