PHOTOS: LAPD awards the medal of valor to officers for heroic on-duty deeds
Recipients of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Medal of Valor stand at attention during a ceremony Thursday. Seventeen officers got the medal, which is given for bravery and heroism. See full story(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Police Chief Charlie Beck presents a medal to Officer Alonso Menchaca, who dragged a motorist to safety moments before his car exploded. See full story(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Lisa Simmons, left, the wife of slain Officer Randal Simmons, hugs actress Jamie Lee Curtis at the awards ceremony. See full story(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Chief Beck presents a Medal of Valor to LAPD SWAT team Sgt. Charles Buttitta. See full story(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Beck hugs Matthew Simmons, 17, the son of Officer Randal Simmons, who died in a SWAT team raid in 2008 in the San Fernando Valley. See full story(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
