President Biden Awards Medals of Valor to Public Safety Officers

C-SPAN: President Biden honored fifteen public safety officers with the Medal of Valor during a ceremony at the White House. The Medal of Valor is awarded annually and is the highest national award for public safety officers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the recipients for both 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 award cycles were honored by President Biden at the White House. Nine police officers and six firefighters received the award for “acts of bravery in the line of duty.”