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WWW.NJCOPSMAGAZINE.COM ■ DECEMBER 2014 2014 The New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association Valor awards A 26-PAGE COMMEMORATIVE SECTION WRITTEN BY MITCHELL KRUGEL & JOSHUA SIGMUND ALL PHOTOS BY ED CARATTINI JR. The Best of the Best Local of the Year - Page 36 Member of the Year - Page 39 Executive Board Member of the Year - Page 40 Gold Medal of Valor - Page 42 Silver Medal of Valor - Page 48 Bronze Medal of Valor - Page 50 Meritorious Service Awards - Page 54 Unit Citations - Page 56 Lifesaving Awards - Page 58 Miscellaneous Awards - Page 60 THE 2014 VALOR AWARDS COMMITTEE John Granahan (Chairman) – Manville Local 236 Keith Bennett – Atlantic City Local 24 Manuel Corte – Union County Police Local 73 Jeffrey Diakunczak – Edison Local 75 Christopher Ebert – Barnegat Township Local 296 Winslow Land – Mercer County Correction Officers Local 167 John Monsees – South Orange Local 12 Robert Ormezzano – North Haledon Local 292 Steve Podolski – Kearny Local 21 35