The Congressional Medal of Honor Society and Foundation honors a Braithwaite father and son for rescuing 120 people from Hurricane Isaac’s winds and rising water.

Jesse Shaffer III and Jesse Shaffer IV used their boat to rescue people and animals when the hurricane kept police and fire crews out of Braithwaite.

Two other citizen heroes also will receive awards March 25 in Washington. They’re 15-year-old Marcos Ugarte of Troutdale, Ore., and the Rev. Joe Carroll, of San Diego, Calif.

Ugarte saved a younger neighbor from a burning home by climbing a ladder, pushing his way through a window and coaxing the boy to safety. Carroll developed and ran a homeless support center now used as a model nationwide. It offers assistance, counseling and job training.