Petty Officer 1st Class Nathan Gardner, of Hesperia, Calif., responds to questions from the local Panama City Beach, Fla., press Oct. 24, 2013, a day after he rescued a stranded kayaker off the coast of Panama City Beach, Fla. Gardner is a search and resc

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Petty Officer 1st Class Nathan Gardner, of Hesperia, Calif., responds to questions from the local Panama City Beach, Fla., press Oct. 24, 2013, a day after he rescued a stranded kayaker off the coast of Panama City Beach, Fla. Gardner is a search and rescue (SAR) swimmer attached to Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD).

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