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  President Biden Honors Medal of Valor Recipients  CSPAN  January 3, 2025 11:35pm-11:38pm EST

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you're going to hear a pop which means it's in place. [inaudible] the shortened material here goes to off-site facilities. in an environmentally friendly way, it's not separated, the mills are separated so you can see the hard drive, the boards. and the mills as well. >> president biden honored medal of valor recipients in the white house awarded by the justice department and white house in recognition of excellence demonstrated by on-duty public safety officers. >> folks i want you to come in because these eight men
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have done things that are changing not only their lives but the lives of families that are able to celebrate christmas . they saved children, they save people in serious distress, they jumped intofreezing water, they did it all and i think it's very important . that the public see them and know who they are. you have their backgrounds for what they did to allow people to continue their lives . there's a lot empty chairs around the okitchen table. and what they did is amazing. they literally put their lives to the point that you wonder how they could have had the nerve to do it. in addition i want to thank their families because if you are the spouse of a firefighter or police officer you always worry about that phone call. that one phone call you're going to get when the alarm went off. and so i want to thank them
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because they wouldn't be able to do it without the support of their spouses and families . so thank you guys, i really mean it, you are the best america has to offer . and i know you have a lot of questions for me and i'm not going to answer until they are related tothis. so anybody have any questions about these guys . [inaudible] [overlapping conversation] >> the president ordered seven servicemembers with the medal of honor combinations highest military declaration, six receiving the honor ultimately with biden