The Orange County Sheriff’s Department awarded 54 brave individuals, mostly comprising deputies, for going above and beyond the call of duty in the year 2020, during its 33rd annual Medal of Valor event on Sept. 30.
The event featured deputies recalling individual and group accounts during a prerecorded presentation in front of a live audience. After the video presentation, Sheriff Don Barnes personally awarded the deputies their medals. Awards included medals for life-saving, merit, courage, distinguished deputy, and others.
