Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jeff Buffa, 4th Reconnaissance Battallion, and Rear Adm. Dave Callahan, 8th Coast Guard District commander, take a moment for a photo with the family of retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Rodney Buentello after a ceremony to posthumously award the Gold Lifesaving Medal July 31, 2017, in San Antonio. The Gold Lifesaving Medal, one of the United States’ oldest medals, was created by Act of Congress in 1874 and may be awarded to an individual who performs a rescue or attempts to rescue any other person from drowning, shipwreck or other peril of water, at the risk of his o

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Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jeff Buffa, 4th Reconnaissance Battallion, and Rear Adm. Dave Callahan, 8th Coast Guard District commander, take a moment for a photo with the family of retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Rodney Buentello after a ceremony to posthumously award the Gold Lifesaving Medal July 31, 2017, in San Antonio. The Gold Lifesaving Medal, one of the United States’ oldest medals, was created by Act of Congress in 1874 and may be awarded to an individual who performs a rescue or attempts to rescue any other person from drowning, shipwreck or other peril of water, at the risk of his or her own life, and demonstrates extreme and heroic daring. Coast Guard

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