Water Safety Smart Card

Corporal Ricardo Fonseca a U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, discusses his life threatening event at the beach while on liberty on Okinawa, Japan, May 20 2020. Cpl. Fonseca was caught in a rip current last year with 3 other Marines. He talks about what was going through his mind, what was happening in the water, and finally of his rescue. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dalton Payne)

Taken: 05.20.2020 | Video by Lance Cpl. Dalton Payne

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