Biden, 82, will present the nation’s highest award for public safety officers to Lt. John Vanderstar and firefighter Brendan Gaffney. Vanderstar rushed into action in October 2022 when a ...

Lt. John Vanderstar, an FDNY firefighter, received the Medal of Valor for his heroics back in Oct. 23, 2022, when he raced through raging flames in a Bronx apartment to rescue a mother and ...

President Joe Biden will honor extraordinary acts of bravery on Friday in one of his final opportunities to formally ...

Lt. John Vanderstar was recognized for his heroics on Oct. 23, 2022, when he raced through raging flames in a Bronx apartment to rescue a mother and daughter who were trapped in a fire in a back ...

Lt. John Vanderstar, a New York City firefighter, received the Medal of Valor for rescuing a mother and child from a burning apartment on Oct. 23, 2022. Separately, New York City firefighter ...

Tu Tran for saving a woman drowning in Lincoln, Neb., in February 2023; Lt. John Vanderstar of the New York City fire department for saving a mother and her child in a burning apartment in October ...