The Secretary's Exceptional Service Gold Medal 2017
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Capt. Peter Hatch, U.S. Coast Guard, receives the Secretary's Exceptional Service Gold Medal at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Hatch was honored for creating and institutionalizing the DHS-wide nomination, selection, and dismantlement process for Homeland Criminal Organization Targets, the top transnational criminal networks impacting homeland security. Official DHS photo by Jetta Disco/Released.