乔·范哈伦船长因救出了德莫恩河上的男孩而获得荣誉. Captain Joe Van Haalen honored for saving boy from Des Moines River.

德莫因州消防队长乔·范哈伦被美国红十字会爱荷华分支机构授予"心脏地区英雄",因为他从德莫恩河中救出了一个7岁的男孩. Des Moines Fire Department Captain Joe Van Haalen was honored by the Iowa chapter of the American Red Cross as a "Hero of the Heartland" for rescuing a 7-year-old boy from the Des Moines River. 范哈伦进入水中将孩子拉到安全的地方,后来获得红十字荣誉章, 这项奖项已经超过十年没有颁发. Van Haalen entered the water to pull the child to safety and later received the Red Cross Medal of Honor, an award not given in over a decade. 他们的同事Ben Wafful和Marco Matias也因在成功的救援中发挥的作用而获得认可. Colleagues Ben Wafful and Marco Matias were also recognized for their roles in the successful rescue.