Eric Hupp (left) reads his Certificate of Valor with Rear Adm. Keith Smith (right), Coast Guard Fifth District Commander, at an official ceremony at the Portsmouth Federal Building, July 28, 2020, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Hupp was awarded the Certificate of Valor for his heroic actions when he rescued two people from rip currents off the coast of Duck, North Carolina in 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Emily Thrower Velez).