Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, congratulates the Angel of the Battlefield award Coast Guard recipient Aviation Survival Technician 3rd Class Richard Hoefle before departing after the 2018 Armed Services YMCA Angels of the Battlefield Awards Gala in Arlington, Va., Oct. 2, 2018. Hoefle saved the life of a critically injured mariner while serving as the duty rescue swimming aboard a Coast Guard helicopter, swimming through heavy seas to hoist himself up 8 feet onto the damaged vessel. Once aboard, he assessed the situation and began treating the se
Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, congratulates the Angel of the Battlefield award Coast Guard recipient Aviation Survival Technician 3rd Class Richard Hoefle before departing after the 2018 Armed Services YMCA Angels of the Battlefield Awards Gala in Arlington, Va., Oct. 2, 2018. Hoefle saved the life of a critically injured mariner while serving as the duty rescue swimming aboard a Coast Guard helicopter, swimming through heavy seas to hoist himself up 8 feet onto the damaged vessel. Once aboard, he assessed the situation and began treating the severely injured crew member with improvised tools while waiting nearly two hours for the rescue helicopter to arrive back on scene.
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