ASTORIA, Ore. - Ron Valiquette introduces Coast Guard Medal recipients Machinery Technician Third Class Ken Foshaug, Ret., Reserve Seaman Richard Koplan, Ret., Master Chief Bill Michael, Ret., and Master Chief Richard Harshfield, Ret., during a memorial dedication ceremony Nov. 11, 2009, at Station Tillamook Bay, Ore.Valiquette honored recipients of the Coast Guard Medal from the Pacific Northwest with a memorial obelisk at Station Tillamook Bay 29 years after two smallboat crews from the station rescued him and his four crewmembers from Hurricane Celia in 1980.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Eggert.
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