SEATTLE - Adm. Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, and Frederick F. Herzberg share a handshake after Allen presented Herzberg with a Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award medal during a visit to the Coast Guard base here, March 11, 2010.
Aside from the Gold and Silver Life-Saving Medals, the Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award is the highest public recognition that the Commandant of the Coast Guard may award. Distinguished Public Service Awards are given to recognize extraordinary heroism in advancing the Coast Guard's mission, exceptional coordination and/or cooperation in matters pertaining to the Coast Guard's responsibilities, or personal and direct contribution to the Coast Guard that had a direct bearing on the accomplishment of the Coast Guard's responsibilities to its citizens. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd class David R. Marin.
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