(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander David M. Gunderson, United States Coast Guard, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary heroism while participating in aerial flight on 17 November, 1994, while serving as Pilot aboard Coast Guard HH-60J helicopter CGNR 6034. The aircrew was engaged in the rescue of a family of four from the sailing vessel MARINE FLOWER II that was being thrashed by Hurricane Gordon, 400 miles off the coast of North Carolina. His courage, judgment, and devotion to duty are most heartily commended and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Coast Guard.