Chief Petty Officer Michael Spencer, a rescue swimmer at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, receives the Coast Guard Medal during a formal awards ceremony at Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., Nov. 21, 2016. Spencer received this award for his actions as rescue swimmer during the rescue of two first responders who found themselves in peril while attempting a water rescue near Cape Kiwanda, Ore. on Feb. 1, 2016. Coast Guard

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