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Citizen Honors – Matthew Cobos, 2018 Valor Honoree

Posted In: Video Library | March 20, 2020

Matthew Cobos was honored for his courageous act on October 1, 2017, when he shielded and provided life-saving medical treatment to concertgoers injured in a mass shooting during the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas strip in Nevada.

Citizen Honors – James Vernon, 2016 Valor Honoree

James Vernon of Morton, Ill., was honored for his courageous act on October 13, 2015 when he subdued a would-be attacker who threatened to kill 20 middle school students and […]

Citizen Honors – Richard Fierro, 2023 Single Act of Heroism Award

Richard Fierro is selected for his singular act of heroism on November 19, 2022, when he charged through a chaotic crowd at a nightclub in Colorado Springs to stop an […]

Citizen Honors – Riley Coon, 2024 Single Act of Heroism Honoree

Captain Riley E. Coon has been selected as a Single Act of Heroism Honoree for his response on the night of August 8, 2023, during the Lahaina Wildfires. He and […]