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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Danny McDonald, a scout sniper with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during a ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2021. Sgt. McDonald was recognized for his selfless actions in Surf City, N.C., May 4, 2019, where he risked his own life to save a 10-year-old child from drowning in the ocean. The child was caught in a rip current that carried him approximately 300 feet from shore. McDonald swam out and rescued the child back to safety. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noah Ralphs)
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