Deputy Terry L. Brown, from Polk County Oregon Sheriff's Office, is presented with the Gold Life Saving Medal by Rear Adm. Richard Gromlich, commander Coast Guard 13th District, during a ceremony at Coast Guard Station Chetco River in Brookings, Ore., Feb. 29, 2016. Brown, a Curry County deputy at the time of his rescue efforts of 14-year-old Joshua Peterson, spent about an hour in the 52-degree water with Peterson keeping him afloat in June 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read)
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