Editors Note: Please click on images for high resolution photos
NEW YORK - Jose Rosario, a former New York Police Department detective, was posthumously honored with the Gold Lifesaving Medal on July 18, 2016, in New York City. In March 2015, Mr. Rosario helped save the life of a 12-year-old boy who was caught in rough waters off the coast of Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier)
NEW YORK – Rear Adm. Steven Poulin, commander Coast Guard First District, speaks to the crowd gathered to recognize the heroic efforts of detective Jose Rosario at New York Police Department Headquarters on July 18, 2016, in New York City. Rosario was able to save the life of a child in the waters off Puerto Rico while he was vacationing with his family March 28, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier)
NEW YORK - Rear Adm. Steven Poulin, commander Coast Guard First District, and Hon. William Bratton, commissioner New York City Police Department, stand with Jose Rosario’s wife and son during the Gold Lifesaving Award presentation July 18, 2016, in New York City. The Coast Guard presented the award to Mr. Rosario’s family for his unselfish actions in March 2015, when he jumped in the rough waters off Puerto Rico to save the life of a child. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier)
NEW YORK – Capt. Michael Day, commander Sector New York, presents Jose Rosario’s son with a Coast Guard shirt at the ceremony to present Rosario’s family with the Gold Lifesaving Award on July 18, 2016, in New York City. Mr. Rosario was a New York Police Department detective when he lost his life in Puerto Rico during his heroic efforts in saving the life of a child. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier)