This week, President Donald Trump awarded the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to numerous recipients.
The Medal of Valor is the nation’s highest award for valor by public safety officers, and serves to recognize extraordinary acts above and beyond the call of duty.
There were also 12 recipients of this prestigious award from 2015-2016. According to a press release from the White House, all of these individuals exhibited great courage and unwavering dedication to serving our country.
One of the officers is from Wisconsin.
Patrolman Andrew Hopfensperger of the Antigo Police Department was presented the honor.
Back in April of 2016, former Antigo High School student, Jakob Wagner brought a gun to prom and shot two students leaving the dance.
Officer Hopfensperger then shot and killed Wagner, stopping more students from being injured.
Here is a list of those receiving the Medal of Valor:
• Corporal Rafael Ixco, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, CA
• Corporal Chad Johnson, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, CA
• Deputy Shaun Wallen, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, CA
• Deputy Bruce Southworth, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, CA
• Officer Nicholas Koahou, San Bernardino Police Department, CA
• Officer Brian Olvera, San Bernardino Police Department, CA
• Lieutenant William Buchanan, Avery County Sheriff’s Office, NC
• Emergency Medical Technician, Sean Ochsenbein, Putnam County Rescue Squad, TN
• Chief Douglas Schroeder, Hesston Police Department, KS
• Firefighter/Harbor Patrol Officer, David Poirier Jr., Redondo Beach Fire Department, CA
• Patrolman Andrew Hopfensperger Jr., Antigo Police Department, WI
• Engineer Stephen Gunn, Peoria Fire-Medical Department, AZ
