Pres. Trump honored 14 public safety officers for their acts of heroism with the Medal of Valor at the White House. Honorees included an Ohio State University officer who thwarted an act of terrorism & a fallen Dallas officer killed during a mass shooting.
"To the heroes we honor today this afternoon, we express the gratitude and pride of our nation for your immortal acts of courage," Trump said during a presentation ceremony in the East Room. The award is the highest national honor given to US public safety officers, such as law enforcement and firefighters,"for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty," according to legislation that instituted the award.
Read MoreOhio State University Law Enforcement Officer Alan Horujko, who shot and killed a man who had struck several pedestrians with his car before emerging and stabbing others, was also honored.A group of eight officers from California were also given medals for their response to a mass shooting incident on Election Day in 2016.
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