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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steven Smith speaks to the audience of both American and Russian citizens after he was presented the Order of Friendship Medal by Russian Ambassador Yuri Ushakov at the Russian Embassy in Washington Feb. 28. Smith and U.S. Air Force Maj. Patrick Poon were both presented the medals for their actions in the rescue of a Russian submarine crew on Aug. 7, 2005, in waters off the country's Kamchatka peninsula. Photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen, USAF

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steven Smith speaks to the audience of both American and Russian citizens after he was presented the Order of Friendship Medal by Russian Ambassador Yuri Ushakov at the Russian Embassy in Washington Feb. 28. Smith and U.S. Air Force Maj. Patrick Poon were both presented the medals for their actions in the rescue of a Russian submarine crew on Aug. 7, 2005, in waters off the country's Kamchatka peninsula. Photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen, USAF

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steven Smith speaks to the audience of both American and Russian citizens after he was presented the Order of Friendship Medal by Russian Ambassador Yuri Ushakov at the Russian Embassy in Washington Feb. 28. Smith and U.S. Air Force Maj. Patrick Poon were both presented the medals for their actions in the rescue of a Russian submarine crew on Aug. 7, 2005, in waters off the country's Kamchatka peninsula. Photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen, USAF

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