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U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka’s commanding officer, Navy Capt. Rosemary C. Malone, right, presents the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Blanchard, a hospital corpsman, during a ceremony, Sept. 13, 2016. Blanchard was honored for saving the life of a drowning mother during his temporary duty at the Surface Warfare Medical Institute in San Diego. Navy photo by Gregory Mitchell

Lifesaving Sailor

U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka’s commanding officer, Navy Capt. Rosemary C. Malone, right, presents the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Blanchard, a hospital corpsman, during a ceremony, Sept. 13, 2016. Blanchard was honored for saving the life of a drowning mother during his temporary duty at the Surface Warfare Medical Institute in San Diego. Navy photo by Gregory Mitchell

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