Coast Guardsmen awarded lifesaving medal by Virginia Beach Police

Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., and Station Little Creek, Va., Virginia Beach police officers, and members of the Maryland and Virginia pilot associations are awarded the Virginia Beach Police Department's Life Saving Medal at the Annual Police and Citizen Public Service Awards ceremony at the Alicia J. Jones Law Enforcement Academy Friday, June 5, 2009. The crews received the award for their part in efforts to rescue six boaters after their boat capsized January 14, 2009, in Lynnhaven Inlet. (U.S. Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Jones)

For further information about the rescue, click here, and click here for the press releases, or call Petty Officer Mark Jones at 757-434-7712