gunfire. matt mika, zachary barth, and beloved congressman and my friend steve scalise were each shot during an attack. others were injured trying to evade the incoming bullets, of which there were many. fortunately, from the moment that gunman began to shoot, he was met by return fire. capitol police, special agents, david bailey and crystal griner raced through the bullets, and that s exactly what they did. they raced through the bullets. and immediately engaged the gunman. minutes later, members of the alexandria police department arrived on the scene. officers nicole bataglia, kevin
but finally, here on american heroes week, we gather in particular to honor five truly remarkable americans who without regard to their personal safety rushed into harm s way and prevented an even greater national tragedy. join me in welcoming five american heroes here to the east room at the white house. officer kevin jobe of the alexandria police. officer alexander jensen of the alexandria police. officer nicole bataglia of the
officers nicole bataglia, kevin jobe and alex jenson joined the fight. special agent griner was shot in the leg, visited her in the hospital. she was hurt badly. shrapnel injured special agent bailey as bullets swirled all around him. despite their injuries, both officers heroically continued to face down the gunman until they brought him down. he had rifles. they had handguns. a big difference. these officers saved the lives of every innocent person on the field that day. many of them friends of mike and myself. they re american heros, and we salute them. [applause]
special agent crystal griner, special agent david bailey, and alexandria police department officers nicole bataglia, kevin jobe, and alex jensen. the medal of valor is reserved for those who go above and beyond the call of duty as each of these men and women did that on that fateful day, and they did it with great courage and they did it with instinct. when our human instincts tell us to run, there s danger, our police and first responders run straight at it, standing in the breach, protecting the innocent and keeping our loved ones safe. now i would like the military aide to read the citation as these great american heroes step forward to receive the medal of
active shooter. special agent bailey was shot during the exchange of gun fire, but continued to advance the shooter without benefit of cover until the active shooter was subdued saving the lives of members of congress, attending family members and congressional staff. [applause] officer nicole bataglia. medal of valor presented to