A very humbling experience, that's how a Lincoln police sergeant described being awarded the Medal of Valor by President Joe Biden.

President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to military recipients who displayed heroism and self-sacrifice in combat and the Medal of Valor to first responders who put their own lives at risk to save others.

President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor – the nation’s highest military award for valor – to seven US Army soldiers in a White House ceremony Friday, marking the last time he would preside over such an occasion as commander in chief.

This year's recipients included the officers who responded to a school shooter who killed six people on March 27, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Metro Nashville Police Department officers who responded to The Covenant School mass shooting nearly two years ago received national recognition on Friday.

President Biden awarded the Medal of Valor to FDNY's Lt. Vanderstar and firefighter Gaffney for their bravery.

President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Valor to eight public safety officers Friday at the White House, honoring them with the nation's highest award for bravery demonstrated by civilian officers.

President Joe Biden will bestow the nation's highest honors on 15 veterans and public safety officers at the White House on Friday.

Five members of the Metro Nashville Police Department were awarded the Medal of Valor, the nation’s highest award for valor by a public safety officer, for the “swift response and bravery” displayed during the 2023 Covenant School shooting.

Lincoln Police Officer Tu Tran received the Medal of Valor on Friday for his daring rescue of a woman whose car slid into a pond in 2023.

There’s a reason they are called the Bravest. President Biden awarded the coveted Medal of Valor on Friday to a pair of heroic FDNY firefighters who ignored intense flames and selflessly raced into danger to save desperate New Yorkers who were trapped in burning buildings.