Coast Guard presents medals for men's heroic efforts during Baton Rouge floods

UNITED STATES

08.04.2017

Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Magee        

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

The Coast Guard held a ceremony to present a Silver Lifesaving Medal and three Meritorious Public Service Medals Friday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 4, 2017. The Silver Lifesaving Medal honored David Phung for his heroics in saving a woman and her dog from a submerged automobile during a historic flooding event near Baton Rouge on the afternoon of August 13, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Magee/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.04.2017
• Date Posted: 08.04.2017 18:22
• Category: Package
• Video ID: 541973
• VIRIN: 170804-G-AS553-2001
• Filename: DOD_104680115
• Length: 00:01:18
• Location: US