Capt. Bruce Jones, Coast Guard Sector Columbia River commander, presents Columbia River Bar Pilot employees Leroy Schlecht (left), George Ware and Gerrald Tucker (right) with U.S. Coast Guard Public Certificates of Merit at an awards presentation held at Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The men were awarded for rescuing a man stranded and clinging to a steel tower in the Columbia River near Astoria, Dec. 29, 2012. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn)
