9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor

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presenter = Federal Government of the United States
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year = September 9, 2005
year2 = September 9, 2005
website = http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/911medalofvalor/The 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor is a decoration of the government of the United States, created specifically to honor the 442 public safety officers who were killed in the line of duty during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and The Pentagon.

The Medals were presented by President George W. Bush to the families of the fallen officers at The White House on September 9, 2005. [cite web |url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050909-1.html |title=President Remembers 9/11 Heroes at Medal of Valor Award Ceremony |accessdate=2008-06-20 |work=Press release of President George W. Bush's comments|date=2005-09-05 |publisher=http://www.whitehouse.gov]

The 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor, which intentionally resembles the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor and the military's Medal of Honor, is a gilt, light blue-enamelled, five-pointed, upside-down star (i.e. one arm points downwards), surrounded by a wreath of laurel. The centre has a dark blue-enamelled pentagon (representing The Pentagon), with a gilt disc bearing the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the American eagle holding the shield of the United States and laurel, and the date "9. 11. 01". The Medal is suspended on a gilt disc bearing a letter "H" (for Heroism) surrounded by a wreath of laurels, which is in turn suspended on a neck ribbon, blue with gold and light blue edge stripes and a white centre stripe.

Because the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor has only been authorized posthumously, and only for one action, it is generally considered a commemorative decoration not intended for wear; therefore the Medal does not come with lapel pin or ribbon bar.

imilar medals

*Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
*Medal of Honor
*Chaplain's Medal for Heroism

References

External links

* [http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/911medalofvalor/ Department of Justice page on 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor]