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#84 Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer - Ernie Child
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Ernie Child is a Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer. He is a certified EMT, operational fitness trainer, swiftwater rescue technician, high angle ropes rescue technician, advanced helicopter rescue technician, and cold weather survival instructor. As an active duty operator he deals with his own battles, including PTSD, and strives to set an example to people in and out of the military by showing others that there are positive and healthy ways to live life without being weighed down by traumatic experiences.

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