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Trump honors Coast Guard swimmer who rescued girl in Texas floods with Legion of Merit

Name: Trump honors Coast Guard swimmer who rescued girl in Texas floods with Legion of Merit
Uploaded: 2026-02-24T21:32:00-0500
Duration: 3 min 6 s
Description: President Trump awarded Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan with the Legion of Merit for Extraordinary Heroism during the State of the Union Tuesday night. Mr. Trump said Ruskan saved an 11-year-old girl during the deadly Texas floods last July.

President Trump awarded Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan with the Legion of Merit for Extraordinary Heroism during the State of the Union Tuesday night. Mr. Trump said Ruskan saved an 11-year-old girl during the deadly Texas floods last July.