Tag: Awards and Honors

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President Trump Presents Medals of Sacrifice to Survivors of 3 Fallen Deputies

The president announced that Rep. Brian Mast (R-Florida) has introduced a bill to award the Medal of Sacrifice to the family of any law enforcement officer or other first responder killed in the line of duty in the future.

May 20, 2025

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Biden Awards Medal of Valor to 6 Officers

Metro Nashville Police Sgt. Jeffrey Mathes, Detectives Michael Collazo, Ryan Cagle and Zachary Plese, and Officer Rex Engelbert received the award. On March 27, 2023, all five officers responded to the active shooter attack at Covenant School and quickly.

January 3, 2025

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NYPD Detective Awarded Medal of Honor Over 2022 Shooting of Cop Killer

At Tuesday’s ceremony, Detective Sumit Sulan received a standing ovation from fellow officers as NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban placed the medal around his neck for fatally shooting cop killer Lashawn McNeil.

June 20, 2024

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North Dakota Officer Honored by NRA for Courage Under Fire

Officer Zachary Robinson engaged the suspect, drew fire away from his wounded comrades, and fatally shot him.

May 7, 2024

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Minneapolis Officers Awarded Medals for Rescuing Child from Icy Pond

Sgt. Jeremy Depies and Officer Ashley Bergersen were both working on Sunday, Nov. 26 when a call came in that a young child had fallen through the ice.

May 1, 2024

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Biden Awards Medals of Valor to 6 Officers, 2 Posthumously

President Biden on Wednesday awarded the Medal of Valor, the highest award the U.S. can bestow on a public safety officer, to six law enforcement officers for actions taken during 2021 and 2022, including posthumously to two fallen NYPD officers.

May 17, 2023

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Nashville Active Shooter Response Officers Named NLEOMF Officers of the Month

May 2, 2023

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2 NYPD Officers Honored by NLEOMF for Rescuing Man from Subway Tracks

“The selfless actions of these officers and their immediate response to a citizen in need undoubtedly saved a life,” said Marcia Ferranto, CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. “It is not difficult to imagine a far different outcome had these officers not acted so quickly and decisively."

January 3, 2023

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Federal Law Enforcement Officers Foundation Honors National Leaders

During the ceremony Foundation President Jon Adler presented two categories of awards to four honorees: Law Enforcement Leader of the Year and Law Enforcement Patriot of the year.

December 20, 2022

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7 TX Officers Recognized as October NLEOMF Officers of the Month

“The quick response and recognition of the severity of the situation, and immediate action to pull the driver from the wreck was outstanding work,” says Marcia Ferranto, CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. “This was a team effort where failure to act or delay in action could have led to a much different outcome."

November 22, 2022

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NLEOMF Seeks 2023 National Officer Safety and Wellness Awards Nominees

The goal is two-fold: not only to recognize the most effective programs, but to share that information with others so that they may look at the potential benefits to their respective agency and drive the number of line-of-duty law enforcement deaths down to zero.

November 15, 2022

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Taurus GX4 Family Wins Guns & Ammo Handgun of the Year

The GX4 and its bigger brother, the GX4XL are assembled in the United States at the company’s Bainbridge, GA, facility. Each gun is test fired before it leaves the factory. It was the company’s first design build from the ground up with optics in mind.

November 1, 2022