AFRAS Gold Medal

Established by the Association's first chairman, VADM Thomas Sargent III, a former Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, the medal is presented annually to an enlisted man or woman for an act of extraordinary bravery during a rescue at sea.

Nominations for the award are made by the USCG's search and rescue division and the medal, along with a cash prize, is presented to the recipient at a ceremony held in the Rayburn House Office Building, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. The Association is grateful to the Commandant of the Coast Guard and members of the Coast Guard and Transportation Sub-Committee for their support of this award ceremony.

AFRAS Gold Medal / AMVER Award Ceremony
2003
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1999