Coast Guard members, good Samaritans receive international recognition for Maui wildfires response
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Marzilli receives the 2024 USO Service Member of the Year award for exemplary service during the 2023Maui wildfires during a ceremony at the J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku, Hawaii, Oct. 18, 2024. On Aug. 8, 2023, Coast Guard crew members and good Samaritan mariners assisted wildfire survivors who jumped into the water to avoid the fire and smoke. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Nilson)