170125-N-SH284-198 DUPONT, Wash. (Jan 25, 2017) Rear Adm. Gary Mayes, commander of Navy Region Northwest, addresses the audience before presenting Paul Buerger a Bronze Star medal for valor during a ceremony at Patriot's Landing in Dupont, Wash. Buerger was originally presented the award after his military service by mail in 1972, but only recently found out it was never entered into his service record. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)