Call For Nominations: 2009-2010 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor

WASHINGTON, May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs is accepting nominations beginning today for the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer.  The medal is awarded by the President to public safety officers cited by the Attorney General who have exhibited exceptional courage in protecting or saving lives.

WHAT: 2009-2010 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nominations

Online Form at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/medalofvalor

NOMINATION PERIOD: May 28 to 8:00 PM, EDT, July 31, 2010

CRITERIA: Acts of Valor performed from June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010 by public safety officers nominated by the chief executive of their employing agencies

REFERENCES: Additional information about the Medal of Valor and those honored for their acts of courage is available on the Medal of Valor website at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/medalofvalor

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SOURCE Office of Justice Programs - U.S. Department of Justice

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