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2013-2014 and 2014-2015 Medal of Valor Awardees

On May 16, 2016, President Barack Obama awarded the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to 13 public safety officers (or their family members), listed below, who exhibited exceptional courage in saving and protecting others and whose heroic actions were above and beyond the call of duty.

Previous Awardees

2014-2015 Medal of Valor Awardees

  1. Officer Gregory Stevens (Garland Police Department, TX)
  2. Fallen Sergeant Robert Wilson III (Philadelphia Police Department, PA)
  3. Officer Niel Johnson (North Miami Police Department, FL)
  4. Special Agent Tyler Call (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
  5. Deputy Joey Tortorella (Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, NY)

2013-2014 Medal of Valor Awardees

  1. Officer Mario Gutierrez (Miami-Dade Police Department, FL)
  2. Patrolman Louis Cioci (Johnson City Police Department, NY)
  3. Officers Jason Salas and Robert Sparks (Santa Monica Police Department, CA), and Captain Raymond Bottenfield (Santa Monica College Police Department, CA)
  4. Major David Huff (Midwest City Police Department, OK)
  5. Officer Donald Thompson (Los Angeles Police Department, CA)
  6. Officer Coral Walker (Omaha Police Department, NE)