ABOARD USS BOXER, Aug. 1, 2005 —Two USS Boxer firemen earned medals for their actions to stop a potentially dangerous steam leak July 12 aboard the San Diego-based amphibious assault ship. With 900-degree steam running through the heart of Boxer at 720 pounds per square inch, Machinist’s Mate Fireman Patrick Clark, from Raleigh, N.C., and Machinist’s Mate Fireman Nicholas Shaw, from Coshocton, Ohio, prevented a major accident when they stopped the leak in Boxer’s aft main machinery room. “I wasn’t expecting something like this just for doing my job. I was only looking out for my safety and the safety...