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At the start of Wednesday evening’s ceremony, a moment of silence was held for the two Chicago firefighters who died in the line of duty in two separate incidents this week. Lt. Jan Tchoryk, 55, died while battling a fire at a Gold Coast high-rise Wednesday morning, and Firefighter Jermaine Pelt, 49, died Tuesday while fighting a fire in the West Pullman neighborhood. ....
At Thursday's awards, a Chicago police officer who was shot, and an Illinois State Trooper who stopped a speeding car with his own vehicle, were awarded for their heroic acts. ....
PRESS RELEASE SAVANNAH, GA Chatham Emergency Services (CES) announced Feb. 13 that it has nominated EMS Division Paramedic Mindy Cauley for its 15th Annual Valor Award. The award will be presented April 15, 2021. Cauley is the first woman to ever receive the Valor Award. On the evening of Sept. 20, 2020, Cauley was driving home from an overtime EMS shift in her personal vehicle. She noticed a man climbing onto the cement railing at the top of the Thunderbolt Bridge, 65 feet above the Wilmington River. Cauley called 9-1-1, stopped her car in the middle emergency lane, turned on her emergency flashers and responded to the citizen s aid. ....