Public Safety Officer Medal Of Valor. Today, president obama awarded the medal of valor to thirteen public safety officers at the white house. The public safety officer medal of valor is the highest national award for valor presented to a public safety officer. The public safety officer medal of valor act authorizes the governor to annually award and present in the name of the state of california a medal of valor to one or more public safety officers, as defined, who are cited by the attorney general, upon the recommendation of the medal of valor review board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. The medal of valor review board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty.
The public safety officer medal of valor is the highest national award for valor presented to a public safety officer. Thank you, thank you very much. The medal is awarded to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect human life. The medal is awarded to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional. President donald trump honored 14 public safety officers for their acts of heroism with the medal of valor on wednesday at the white house, with honorees including an ohio state university officer. Under legislation signed into law in 2003, the governor is authorized to award the public safety officer medal of valor to one or more persons cited by the attorney general for their extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty.
Today, president obama awarded the medal of valor to thirteen public safety officers at the white house.
The medal is awarded annually by the president or vice president to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect human life. Before the establishment of the medal, there were no. Thank you very much, mr. Begun and held at the city of washington on wednesday, the third day of january, two thousand and one. The medal of valor was established on may 30, 2001. On july 27, 2017, donald trump awarded five first responders with the public safety officer medal of valor for their response to the 2017 congressional baseball shooting.