The Secretary’s Award for Valor is the highest recognition for extraordinary acts of valor occurring either on or off duty. The employee will have demonstrated selfless response by performing courageously in a highly dangerous or life-threatening situation to protect another’s life or to save significant assets or infrastructure from harm. Both civilian and military employees of the Department are eligible for this award.
BM1 Wallace C Qual
U.S. Coast Guard
Newport, RIF

Daniel Kevin Wesley Brown
Transportation Security Administration
Hanover, MD

Fishing Vessel IRONY Rescue Flight Crew
U.S. Coast Guard
Aguadilla, PR
Justin R. Neal
Sitka, AK
Jonathan P. Orthman

Grant B. Roberts
James G. Schwader

Jacob R Karpinski
U.S. Secret Service
Washington, DC

Jose Negron
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Pompano Beach, FL

Keith L Termine
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Portal, ND
Matthew Schierloh
U.S. Secret Service
Washington, DC
Robert S Holmes
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Bottineau, ND

Stephen "Daniel" Southerland
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Atlanta, GA

Wallace West
Transportation Security Administration
Fort Smith, AR
