Two New York Police Department officers ambushed and killed after responding to a 911 call and the rookie cop who took down the gunman were honored Wednesday, along with six others, by President Joe Biden with the Medal of Valor, the nation's highest honor for bravery by a public safety officer. The three NYPD officers, a Houston police officer, Colorado police official, Ohio sheriff’s deputy and three FDNY firefighters all received medals in a White House ceremony before Biden departs for Japan and the Group of Seven summit. “I don’t know all of you, but I do know you," Biden said. "From small towns to big cities, you’re cut from the same cloth. You run into danger when everyone else runs away from danger.� Biden told the crowd the award was given for “actions above and beyond the call of duty,� singling out the families of the officers to thank them.

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