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119th Annual Valor Awards November 21, 2015 • Caesars Atlantic City A 30-PAGE COMMEMORATIVE SECTION WRITTEN BY MITCHELL KRUGEL • JOSHUA SIGMUND • JENNIFER TRATTLER LYNN ADAMO • DAN CAMPANA ALL PHOTOS BY ED CARATTINI JR. 2015 r Valo DS AWAR THE BEST OF THE BEST THE 2015 VALOR AWARDS COMMITTEE John Granahan (Chairman) – Manville Local 236 Keith Bennett – Atlantic City Local 24 Manuel Corte – Union County Police Local 73 Christopher Ebert – Barnegat Township Local 296 Winslow Land – Mercer County Corrections Local 167 John Monsees – South Orange Local 12 Robert Ormezzano – North Haledon Local 292 Daniel Pleskonko – Camden Local 35 Steve Podolski – Kearny Local 21 Local of the Year ................................................Page 32 Member of the Year ..........................................Page 34 Executive Board Member of the Year.............Page 36 Gold Medal of Valor ..........................................Page 39 Silver Medal of Valor.........................................Page 44 Bronze Medal of Valor .....................................Page 52 Meritorious Service Awards ............................Page 55 Unit Citations.....................................................Page 59 Lifesaving Awards.............................................Page 63 Legislator of the Year ....................................... Page 67 Civilian Awards..................................................Page 68 www.njcopsmagazine.com ■ DECEMBER 2015 31