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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles W. Bowen reads an Air Medal citation for Aviation Survival Technician 2nd Class Erick A. Lieb, center, while Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen listens during the USO Metro awards in Arlington, Va., March 25, 2008. Lieb, a Coast Guard swimmer, was instrumental in saving numerous people following Hurricane Katrina.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles W. Bowen reads an Air Medal citation for Aviation Survival Technician 2nd Class Erick A. Lieb, center, while Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen listens during the USO Metro awards in Arlington, Va., March 25, 2008. Lieb, a Coast Guard swimmer, was instrumental in saving numerous people following Hurricane Katrina.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles W. Bowen reads an Air Medal citation for Aviation Survival Technician 2nd Class Erick A. Lieb, center, while Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen listens during the USO Metro awards in Arlington, Va., March 25, 2008. Lieb, a Coast Guard swimmer, was instrumental in saving numerous people following Hurricane Katrina.

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