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The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers cited by the Attorney General for extraordinary courage above and beyond the call of duty. The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act is the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer. Recipients of the 2005 award were honored during a ceremony Thursday, July 14, 2005, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. White House photo by David Bohrer
The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers cited by the Attorney General for extraordinary courage above and beyond the call of duty. The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act is the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer. Recipients of the 2005 award were honored during a ceremony Thursday, July 14, 2005, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales address recipients of the 2005 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Award and guests during a ceremony in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Thursday, July 14, 2005. The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers cited by the Attorney General for extraordinary courage above and beyond the call of duty. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney awards Washington, D.C., Amtrack Police Officer Rodney Lee Chambers the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Award Thursday, July 14, 2005, during a ceremony in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers cited by the Attorney General for extraordinary courage above and beyond the call of duty. Officer Chambers was on patrol June 9, 2003, at Union Station when reports came in regarding a man seen with a grenade. After Officer Chambers located and stopped the subject , the man pulled the pin. Officer Chambers grabbed the grenade and squeezed it, not allowing it to detonate. Officer Chambers waited roughly 20 minutes for the bomb disposal officers to arrive and dispose of the device. The device was later determined to be inoperable, yet this was unknown to Chambers at the time of the incident. White House photo by David Bohrer
The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers cited by the Attorney General for extraordinary courage above and beyond the call of duty. The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act is the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer. Recipients of the 2005 award were honored during a ceremony Thursday, July 14, 2005, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales stands with recipients of the 2005 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Award in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Thursday, July 14, 2005. The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers cited by the Attorney General for extraordinary courage above and beyond the call of duty. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney awards Deputy Jennifer Fulford, of Florida's Orange County Sheriff's Office, the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Award Thursday, July 14, 2005, during a ceremony in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Deputy Fulford responded to a burglary in progress call May 5, 2004, after an 8-year-old boy called 911 so say that "strange men" were in his home with weapons and that he and his sister were hiding inside a van in the garage. Deputy Fulford entered the garage to check on the children, and two men emerged from the house firing their weapons. Deputy Fulford, trapped in the garage, returned fire. She was struck a total of ten times, including in her shooting hand. She was still able to retrieve her weapon with her other hand and continue firing until both gunmen went to the ground. The children were kept safe and unharmed throughout the incident. White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush stands on stage before receiving the Indiana Black Expo Lifetime Achievement Award at the Indiana Black Expo Corporate Luncheon in Indianapolis, Indiana, Thursday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush greets the audience following remarks at the Indiana Black Expo Corporate Luncheon in Indianapolis, Indiana, Thursday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
Vice President Dick Cheney swears in Toria Nuland as U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during a ceremony at the U.S. State Department Wednesday, July 13, 2005. Mrs. Nuland's family participated in the ceremony. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney congratulates Toria Nuland after her swearing-in as the Ambassador of the United States of America to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Wednesday, July 13, 2005, at the U.S. State Department. Also pictured is Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney and Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns watch as Toria Nuland signs two Appointment Affidavits Wednesday, July 13, 2005, following her swearing-in as the Ambassador of the United States of America to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during a ceremony at the U.S. State Department. Mrs. Nuland's family is pictured standing next to her. White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush delivers remarks during the Indiana Black Expo Corporate Luncheon in Indianapolis, Indiana, Thursday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush receives the Black Expo Lifetime Achievement Award by Black Expo Chairman Arvis Dawson during the Indiana Black Expo Corporate Luncheon in Indianapolis, Indiana, Thursday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush is joined backstage by event participants before delivering remarks at the Indiana Black Expo Corporate Luncheon in Indianapolis, Ind., Thursday, July 14, 2005. Pictured with the President, from left are: Indiana Black Expo President Joyce Rogers, Chairman Arvis Dawson, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, and Congresswoman Julia Carson. White House photo by Eric Draper
Laura Bush and daughter Jenna lay a wreath Thursday, July 14, 2005 at the Kigali Memorial Center-Gisozi Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Laura Bush and daughter Jenna Bush are greeted at an arrival ceremony Thursday, July 14, 2005 at Kigali International Airport in Kigali, Rwanda. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Dancers perform at Kagarama Church in Kigali, Rwanda, Thursday, July 14, 2005, during a visit by Laura Bush. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Laura Bush and daughter Jenna sit with children as they visit the Kagarama Church, Thursday, July 14, 2005, in Kigali, Rwanda. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Laura Bush embraces a 12-year-old orphan girl, Thursday, July 14, 2005 at Kagarama Church in Kigali, Rwanda, who lost her father in the Rwandan genocide. Since her mother died of AIDS, she is now responsible for the care of her three brothers ages 3, 6, and 8, seen meeting Jenna Bush. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Laura Bush visits with President Amani Abeid Karume, pictured in black, at right, in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Thursday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Laura Bush delivers remarks at the Kiembesamaki Teacher Training School in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Thursday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Jenna Bush sits with students at the Kiembesamaki Teacher Training School in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Wednesday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Jenna Bush talks with children during a visit Al Rahma Madrasa Pre-School in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Thursday July 14, 2005. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Laura Bush visits Al Rahma Madrasa Pre-School with First Lady Mrs. Shadya Karume in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Thursday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
 
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