HATTERAS, N.C. - Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Erik Watson (second from right), Executive Petty Officer Coast Guard Station Hatteras, is congratulated by Capt. June Ryan, Commanding Officer Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, his wife Shae Watson and Senior Chief Petty Officer Richard Olson, Officer in Charge Coast Guard Station Hatteras, after being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Wednesday, April 11, 2008. Watson received the award for his efforts in saving two elderly swimmers from drowning in a rip current near Hatteras on June 17, 2007. (U.S. Coast Guard photo provided by Chief Petty Officer Erik Watson.