Coast Guard honors Kotzebue, Alaska, man with Silver Lifesaving Medal [Image 8 of 8]

AK, UNITED STATES

05.18.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn          

U.S. Coast Guard District 17

George "Radar" Lambert of Kotzebue is congratulated by Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell, Commander, 17th Coast Guard District and Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Saturday, May 18, 2019, after the Coast Guard awarded Lambert the Silver Lifesaving Medal for heroic actions he took as a young boy to save a girl from drowning in Kotzebue. Then 10-year-old George "Radar" Lambert saved 12-year-old Pamela Smith from drowning, June 22, 1998, marking the first documented save using a lifejacket from the Kids Don't Float program which has been attributed to saving a total of 31 lives. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

• Date Taken: 05.18.2019
• Date Posted: 05.18.2019 16:46
• Photo ID: 5376726
• VIRIN: 190518-G-LS819-1012
• Resolution: 6170x4725
• Size: 5.08 MB
• Location: AK, US