(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Midshipman Third Class Jonathan Dennler, United States Naval Academy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism in July 2016 when he braved a life-threatening storm to rescue stranded scouts. On that date Midshipman Dennler was on a camping trip with Boy Scouts at Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. The troop under came a life-threatening storm with 80 mph wind gusts and lightning strikes. A young scout and adult volunteer were killed when hurricane-like winds brought down two trees into the campsite. Unable to call for help, Midshipman Dennler selflessly put the lives others before his own, canoeing more than 1.5 miles in 60 mph winds to a ranger station to call for help and to retrieve medical supplies.