he demonstrated. let me close with this. there is no greater responsibility of government than to insure the safety of the american people and those who serve and protect us all. we re incredibly proud of all of you, i mean that. incredibly proud of all of you. we will have your back as long as we need to, as long as you are engaged. just in the past two weeks our nation has observed national fallen firefighters memorial weekend. national police weekend, national peace memorial officers day and also hosted this event several times as president and vice president and co-sponsored the bill that created the metal of valor when i was a u.s. senator. these are the same some of the most meaningful things i do as president. knowing you, meeting your families, looking in your eyes, seeing your courage gives me so much hope for the country. you represent you represent the very best of us. you represent the best of who we are as americans and god bless you all. may god protect publ
you represent you represent the very best of us. you represent the best of who we are as americans and god bless you all. may god protect public safety officers and their families. it s now my honor to award these medals and ask my military aides to read the citations. thank you. [applause] now presenting the medal of valor to corporal jeffrey farmer. corporal jeffrey farmer of the electston police department for his rapid action to save the life of a fellow officer who had been grievously wounded. through his own injuries and grave threat to his own life corporal farmer displayed courage, poise and loyalty to