AREA TEENS GET JUST REWARDS - DC Mayor Recognizes Teen For Help Saving A Life

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 27, 2008 -- Fourteen year-old District of Columbia resident, Geremiah Edness, was recognized today by DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty for his role in saving the life of a Metro Rail rider who became unconscious in a train station early last month. 14 adults and 40 other male and female teenagers, ages 10 to 17, from DC and the surrounding Northern Virginia and Maryland counties were also recognized for their accomplishments during an afternoon outdoor ceremony held on the shore of the Anacostia River at the historic Washington Navy Yard.

William Walker III, representing Mayor Fenty, presented Edness, a member of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps Henry E. Mooberry Division, based at the Washington Navy Yard, with a Certificate of Merit for his “heroic act” and “service above self,” which helped save the life of a 28 year-old Landover, Maryland man on Monday, March 3, 2008 at the McPherson Square Metro train station.

Rear Admiral John B. Foley III, U.S. Navy (Retired), presented Edness with the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps’ Distinguished Service Ribbon, the Corps’ second highest award available to an individual, for “extraordinary service to the public, helping to preserve a human life,” for the same lifesaving action.

Fifteen year-old Cadet Kyle W. Herbert of College Park, MD and Instructor Bridget D. Player of Fort Belvior, VA received the Meritorious Recognition Ribbon, the Corps’ third highest award available to an individual. Herbert was recognized for “exceptionally meritorious service,” displaying “exceptional progress, overall performance, motivation,
and dedication, serving as a model and inspiration for others to follow,” during the last four years. Player was recognized for “exceptionally meritorious and sustained service, supporting the training, administration and welfare of the cadets, officers and parents” of the unit, since 2003.

Herbert, along with Cadets Kathryn and Kristine Plata of Ashburn, VA, both age 15, and Cadets Anna and Hannah Lan of McLean, VA, both age 16, were promoted to Sea Cadet Petty Officer Third Class, after completing the required U.S. Navy Correspondence Course and Exam. In accepting the promotion, they became heir to a long and proud tradition, shared by Coast Guardsman and Navy Sailors, and they agreed to demonstrate high standards of performance, moral courage, and dedication, setting an enviable example for other cadets to follow.

Seven League Cadets; 25 Sea Cadets and 11 Adults, who volunteer as Instructors and Officers were presented with a special National Headquarters Unit Commendation Ribbon, acknowledging their significant contributions to the two units’ success and for projecting “a positive image of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps and Navy League Cadet Corps in the local community.”

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