NEW ORLEANS - Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Hawes, a marine science technician, receives the Coast Guard Achievement Medal and is recognized as the active duty Enlisted Person of the Year for the Eighth Coast Guard District by Rear Adm. Mary Landry, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, April 14, 2011. Hawes is cited for superior performance of duty while serving at Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team in Mobile, Ala., from January 2010 to December 2010. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey J. Ranel.