Lt. Kevin Connell, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton and James Sexton, son of Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Sexton, talk before the commissioning of the cutter on March 8, 2014 at Sector Key West. Fla. Charles Sexton was a Coast Guardsman whose courage was recognized as he was posthumously awarded the Coast Guard medal for extraordinary heroism. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sabrina Laberdesque.