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This award was later superseded to its current form with the enactment of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 107–12 (text), 115 Stat. 20, H.R. 802, May 30, 2001). It is still awarded and presented by the President of the United States but now it is done in the name of the United States Congress as recommended by the ...
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday recognized seven veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars with the Medal of Honor and awarded eight law enforcement officers the Medal of Valor for ...
Exceptional acts by FBI employees and other law enforcement personnel working with the FBI. [16] United States: George Fencl Award: Philadelphia Daily News: Philadelphia Police Officer who exemplifies compassion, fairness, and civic commitment. [17] United States: Los Angeles Police Medal of Valor: Los Angeles Police Department
Standardized law enforcement awards began to appear once police departments began issuing more codified and structured uniform regulations. [1] Originally, law enforcement awards were rarely awarded, and then only for acts of heroism or bravery. The oldest police awards thus have such names as "Medal of Valor" and "Medal of Honor".
The evening medal ceremony will also honor five Nashville police officers who responded to the Covenant School mass shooting in 2023 and to Lincoln, Neb., police Sgt. Tu Tran saved a woman trapped ...
Gov. Maura Healey presents Framingham police officer Molly Plante with the George L. Hanna Medal of Valor during an award ceremony on Nov. 26 at the State House in Boston.
Several English-speaking nations have a medal called the "Medal of Bravery" or the "Medal of Valor", including Canada and Tanzania.The three Canadian Bravery Decorations were created in 1972, to recognize people who risked their lives to try to save or protect the lives of others: the Cross of Valour (C.V.) recognizes acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril; the ...
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