Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Connick received the award in a ceremony at Sector Corpus Christi, honoring him for his interception of a Mexican boat crew involved in the fatal wounding of a colleague in the service. The Coast Guard Cutter Halibut’s 16-foot response boat, was rammed by a Mexican boat evading capture, and one of its crewmembers, Senior Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III was fatally injured as a result. Coast Guard assets immediately responded, along with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to intercept the suspected vessel.