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DHS honors heroic employees with Valor Awards

The Homeland Security Department honored 11 employees and two local law enforcement officers for their heroic efforts on and off the job.

Federal News Network Staff

May 15, 2015 1:54 pm

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NPPD FPS Area Cmdr. Jerry Bartgis Jerry Bartgis, area commander with the National Protection and Programs Directorate of the Federal Protective Service, and another agent prevented a distraught woman from jumping off the ledge of a building at the USDA facility in Frederick, Maryland.

(Photo by Michael O'Connell/Federal News Radio)

Listen to a description of Jerry Bartgis' heroic action. [audio mp3="http://media.dev-cms.com/wtop/37/3748/374857.mp3"]

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