Doug Stockholm, a 61-year old Springfield, S.D., native, has the Coast Guard’s Silver Lifesaving Medal pinned to his shirt by Coast Guard Capt. Martin Malloy, commander, Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi, at an award ceremony in Yankton, S.D., Dec. 16, 2015. Stockholm and two brothers, Gary McDonald and Kevin McDonald, received the prestigious award for their heroic lifesaving actions on July 7, 2011. The three men swam into a flooded lake and rescued a 6-year-old girl and her grandmother from the strong currents. (U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Johnson)