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He ran down a sidewalk packed with people. sergeant william knight was stationed in his cruiser about 150 feet away. he heard the gun fire. jumped out of his car and quickly returned fire. meanwhile, officer brian rolfis ran directly towards the shooter and into the onslaught of incoming bullets. then officers jeremy campbell, vincent carter, ryan nabel and david denlinger moved in, engaging the shooter at close range calling upon years of training in the span of an instant. millions of americans saw the video footage of these officers calmly charging forward in the midst of chaos and constant fire. without a thought for their own safety they stood square to the target, executed their mission and brought down the murderers ....
With precision gun fire. it was just before that maniac was ready to enter a very crowded restaurant and bar. within 32 seconds of the start of the attack, these six officers ended the violent rampage and saved countless lives. today it is my immense honor to award the medal of valor to sergeant william knight and officers brian rolfis, jeremy campbell, vin cent carter, ryan nabel and david denlinger. to each of you we are in awe of your swift response, sterling professionalism and rock solid nerves of steel. on behalf of our entire nation, we thank you for your remarkable and heroic actions in the line of duty. and we just want to thank you so much. what a great job you ve done. ....