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President Biden is honoring nine public safety officers receiving the Medal of Valor in recognition of extraordinary acts of heroism and bravery, including officers who died in the line of duty.
On Wednesday, the president is honoring 2021-2022 recipients of the award, including five police officers, one sheriff's deputy and three firefighters. Congress created the medal in 2001, intending the award to go to public safety officers who exhibit exceptional courage and swiftness of action and assume personal risk in an attempt to save or protect human life.
"All of you who have lost someone know that no matter how much you take pride in the recognition of what they did when they were lost, it still brings back everything like it happened that moment," Mr. Biden said, telling the families of the fallen officers that it took courage to be there.
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