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Article: CHP officers awarded Medals of Valor. (California Highway Patrol)
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- May 23, 1989
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CHP OFFICERS AWARDED MEDALS OF VALOR
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- California Highway Patrol Officers Paul Fernandez, Grant Clemens and Joe Rojas will be awarded the Medal of Valor by Gov. Deukmejian in a ceremony today at 10 a.m. in the Governor's Council Chamber, State Capitol.
The Medal of Valor, the highest honor the state can bestow on one of its employees, will be awarded to the officers for extraordinary heroic actions in the line of duty.
Officer Fernandez of the CHP's Modesto Area office was involved in a standoff between police and a dangerous suspect early last year. The incident occurred late in the afternoon of ...