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The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, which intentionally resembles the military's Medal of Honor, is a gilt, blue-enameled, five-pointed, upside-down star (i.e. one arm points downwards), with each arm formed by a letter "V" (for Valor), surrounded by a wreath of laurel. The central disc bears the obverse of the Great Seal of the United ...
The 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor, which intentionally resembles the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor and the military's Medal of Honor, is a gilt, light blue-enamelled, five-pointed, upside-down star (i.e. one arm points downwards), surrounded by a wreath of laurel. The center has a dark blue-enamelled pentagon (representing The Pentagon ...
National Hero Day: LA County deputies receive Medal of Valor. Fox local. Christine Devine. October 9, 2024 at 2:17 AM. This is National Hero Day, and in this story, we take a closer look at the ...
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 ...
Newton was awarded his department’s Bernerd M. Robertson Medal of Valor this week for swimming 150 feet from shore and pulling two teenage girls to safety. He was working the fireworks detail at ...
A police report says the sedan caught fire after striking a tree near the intersection of S.C. 46 and Brown’s Bluff Lane around 1:40 a.m. Sept 22. The driver exited the vehicle, leaving the ...
A Law Enforcement Purple Heart and Certificate issued by the National Association of Chiefs of Police. United States law enforcement decorations are awarded by the police forces of the United States of America. Since the United States has a decentralized police force, with separate independent departments existing on the state and local level ...
President Barack Obama awarded 118 medals, the most of any president, followed by President Bill Clinton with 89 medal recipients. [ 4 ] Two people, Ellsworth Bunker and Colin Powell, are two-time recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Colin Powell received his second award with Distinction, [ 5 ] while Ellsworth Bunker was given both ...