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Five Idahoans to Receive Idaho Medal of Honor August 23rd, 2023
(BOISE) – Five individuals from Idaho will be honored with the prestigious Idaho Medal of Honor on Wednesday, August 23rd in Boise. This distinguished award ceremony acknowledges the exceptional courage and bravery demonstrated by these recipients, all of whom are law enforcement officers who have displayed remarkable bravery in safeguarding the public's well-being. The award presentation will occur at the [...]
Six Idahoans to Receive Idaho Medal of Honor August 17
(BOISE) – Six Idahoans will be awarded the Idaho Medal of Honor during a ceremony later this month in Boise. The recipients are all law enforcement officers selected for performing with exceptional courage and bravery while protecting the public. Medals will be awarded Wednesday, August 17, at the Idaho Capitol. The ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Auditorium in [...]
Ten Idahoans to Receive Medal of Honor in August 18 Ceremony
August 10, 2021 (Boise) – Ten Idahoans will be awarded the Idaho Medal of Honor during a ceremony next week at the Idaho Capitol. The ceremony will include both 2020 and 2021 recipients after the 2020 ceremony was postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 recipients include two firefighters and two law enforcement officers. The 2021 recipients include six law [...]
Six Law Enforcement Officers to Receive Idaho Medal of Honor
May 9, 2019 (Boise) – Six law enforcement officers will receive the Idaho Medal of Honor for performing with exceptional courage and bravery while protecting the public. The medal will be awarded Wednesday, May 15, in a ceremony at the Idaho Capitol. The state’s highest honor for law enforcement officers, firefighting professionals and emergency medical service providers will be awarded [...]
Twin Falls County Police Officer to Receive Idaho Medal of Honor
May 11, 2018 (Boise) – A southern Idaho police officer will receive the Idaho Medal of Honor for performing with exceptional courage and bravery while protecting the public. The medal will be awarded Wednesday, May 16, at 2:00 p.m. during a ceremony in the Lincoln Auditorium at the Idaho Capitol. The state’s highest honor for law enforcement officers, firefighting professionals [...]
Blackfoot Firefighter to Receive Idaho Medal of Honor Friday
September 6, 2017 (Boise) – An eastern Idaho firefighter has been selected to receive the Idaho Medal of Honor for performing with exceptional courage and bravery during a 2016 rescue attempt. Blackfoot Fire Department Captain Dave Krumenacker will receive his medal Friday, Sept. 8 at 2:00 p.m. during the Idaho Fallen Firefighter Memorial Ceremony. The event will be held [...]
Three Police Officers Will Receive Idaho Medal of Honor, One Posthumously
May 15, 2017 (Boise) – Three police officers have been selected to receive the Idaho Medal of Honor for performing with exceptional courage and bravery while protecting the public. The medals will be awarded Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. during a ceremony on the second floor of the Idaho Capitol. The 2017 recipients of the state’s highest honor for law enforcement [...]
Two Firefighters Will Receive the Idaho Medal of Honor
September 9, 2016 (Boise) – Two firefighters have been selected to receive the Idaho Medal of Honor for performing with exceptional courage and bravery during rescues in 2015. The recipients will receive their medals Friday during a ceremony at the Idaho Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Boise. The 2016 recipients of the state’s highest honor for firefighters, law enforcement officers and [...]
Three Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies to Receive the Idaho Medal of Honor
May 19, 2016 (Boise) – Three peace officers with the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Department will receive the Idaho Medal of Honor for their acts of bravery and heroism during a 2015 rescue in Idaho Falls. This year’s recipients will receive their medals during a ceremony today at the Idaho Peace Officers Memorial in Meridian. The recipients of the state’s highest [...]
Three Firefighters to Receive the Idaho Medal of Honor
June 3, 2014 (Boise) – Three firefighters are poised to be awarded the Idaho Medal of Honor for their acts of bravery and heroism deemed above and beyond the call of duty. This year's recipients are with the Clark Fork Fire and Rescue Department, the Sam Owen Fire District in Hope and the Pocatello Fire Department. The 2014 recipients will [...]
Twelve Peace Officers & Firefighters to Receive the Idaho Medal of Honor
May 11, 2012 (Boise) – Ten peace officers and two firefighters from the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department will receive the Idaho Medal of Honor Friday, May 18, for their extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty. This year’s recipients are with the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, Idaho Falls Police Department, Idaho State Police, Idaho Department of Fish and [...]
Idaho Medal of Honor Commission Calls for Nominations
November 8, 2011 - (Boise) – The Idaho Medal of Honor Commission is calling for nominations to recognize the heroism and sacrifice of Idaho law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical service providers. The Idaho Legislature established the Idaho Law Enforcement, Firefighting and EMS Medal of Honor to honor law enforcement officers, firefighters, and EMS providers who have been killed [...]
Six Peace Officers & Firefighters to Receive the Idaho Medal of Honor
May 16, 2011 - (Boise) - Three peace officers from the Boise Police Department and two firefighters from the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department will receive the Idaho Medal of Honor Friday for their extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty. A U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously. The State of Idaho’s highest honor [...]
Four Idaho Peace Officers Will Receive the Medal of Honor
May 6, 2010 - (Boise) – Two peace officers from the Boise Police Department and two peace officers from the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office will receive the Idaho Medal of Honor tomorrow for their extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty. The Boise Police Department officers will receive the Medal for their valor in a 1996 shootout in [...]
Eight Peace Officers, Two Firefighters will Receive the Idaho Medal of Honor
May 7, 2009 - (Boise) – Eight Idaho peace officers and two Idaho firefighters will be honored tomorrow for extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty as recipients of the Idaho Medal of Honor. Two firefighters from the Oakley Volunteer Fire Department will receive the Medal for their heroism in rescuing a woman from a burning vehicle earlier [...]
Six peace officers will receive the Idaho Medal of Honor
May 15, 2008 - (Boise) – Six Idaho peace officers will be honored tomorrow for extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty as recipients of the Idaho Medal of Honor. Five officers will be honored for their valor in a fatal shooting rampage in Moscow, and one officer will be honored for heroism in rescuing a woman from [...]
Idaho Falls Police Officer, Two Oakley Firefighters Will Receive Idaho Medal of Honor
May 8, 2006 - (Boise) – An Idaho Falls police officer and two Oakley firefighters will be honored for extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty as recipients of the Idaho Medal of Honor. The Idaho Medal of Honor Commission announced today that the State of Idaho’s highest honor for law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMTs will be [...]
Idaho Medal of Honor Commission Calls for Nominations
January 31, 2005 - (Boise) - The Idaho Medal of Honor Commission is calling for nominations to recognize the heroism and sacrifice of Idaho law enforcement officers and firefighters. The first Idaho Law Enforcement and Firefighting Medals of Honor will be awarded for the first time during ceremonies on May 13, 2005, at the Idaho State Police Headquarters in Meridian. The [...]