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Patricia Bye, surviving mother of Coast Guard Petty Officer Jeffrey Svoboda, speaks after receiving the Ted Stevens Leadership Award during the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Honor Guard Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2015.

Patricia Bye, surviving mother of Coast Guard Petty Officer Jeffrey Svoboda, speaks after receiving the Ted Stevens Leadership Award during the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Honor Guard Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2015.

Patricia Bye, surviving mother of Coast Guard Petty Officer Jeffrey Svoboda, speaks after receiving the Ted Stevens Leadership Award during the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Honor Guard Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2015.

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