(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Seaman Timothy E. McKeever, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism while working in the communications of U.S.S. LONG BEACH (CGN-9), operating in Southeast Asia. While Seaman McKeever and an officer were burning classified material, a can of flammable liquid exploded near the officer setting his hand and legs afire. At the risk of setting himself on fire, Seaman McKeever grabbed the officer, and himself suffered burns as he extinguished the flames in the officer’s clothing. His actions were instrumental in preventing permanent, and possibly fatal, injuries to the officer who suffered third-degree burns over more than a third of his body.