U.S. Department of Homeland Security recognizes eight employees at award ceremony in Seattle [Image 4 of 7]

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES

04.28.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable John Tien, addresses an audience after presenting Petty Officer 1st Class Wallace Qual with the Secretary's Award for Valor during a ceremony held at Base Seattle Thursday, April 28, 2022. Qual received the award for extraordinary heroism displayed while saving the life of a mariner on the night of September 8 2020, near Newport, OR. With Coast Guard helicopter and boat crews unable to reach the mariner, Qual performed the rescue by swimming from shore through six foot breaking surf, 70-knot winds, strong currents, and hazardous levels of air quality due to historic wildfires. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark)

• Date Taken: 04.28.2022
• Date Posted: 04.29.2022 14:23
• Photo ID: 7167337
• VIRIN: 220428-G-YE015-1028
• Resolution: 6016x4016
• Size: 13.01 MB
• Location: SEATTLE, WA, US