Order of Friendship Medal

Russian ambassador Yuri Ushakov presents Maj. Patrick Poon with the highest honor awarded to non-Russian citizens, the Order of Friendship Medal, at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006. Major Poon and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steven Smith received the medals for their actions associated with the rescue of a Russian submarine crew Aug. 7. (Department of Defense photo/Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen)

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Order of Friendship Medal

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steven Smith speaks after receiving the Order of Friendship Medal from Russian Ambassador Yuri Ushakov at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006. Commander Smith and Air Force Maj. Patrick Poon received the medals for their actions associated with the rescue of a Russian submarine crew Aug. 7. (Department of Defense photo/Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen)

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Order of Friendship Medal

Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, looks at a mural at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006. General Pace was at the embassy for the presentation of the Russian Order of Friendship Medal to Air Force Maj. Patrick Poon and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steven Smith. They received the medal for their actions associated with the rescue of a Russian submarine crew Aug. 7. (Department of Defense photo/Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen)

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Order of Friendship Medal

Published March 1, 2006

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