Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer and Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, stationed at US Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi, is being called "An American Hero" after helping to save 169 lives during the ...

It was Petty Officer Scott Ruskan’s first mission as a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer. The 26-year-old was new to the Coast Guard. He had left a previous career as an accountant before enlisting ...

CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It was Petty Officer Scott Ruskan’s first mission as a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer. The 26-year-old was new to the Coast Guard. He had left a previous career ...