Sens.: Medals for NASP responders

Florida’s two U.S. Senators, Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, have sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense and Actiing Secretary of the Navy urging the Navy and Defense Department to honor the heroes of the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., shooting Dec. 6. The letter urges the Navy to bestow the Navy Distinguished Civilian Medal with Valor to the NASP police officer wounded in the line of duty and SECDEF’s office to award the Medal of Freedom to the sheriff’s deputies that responded to the incident. The letter also requests that those service members wounded in the attack receive the Purple Heart. (Source: North Escambia 01/26/20) Read the full letter here. (Editor’s note: The letter signed by both senators mistakenly identifies the deputies that responded as being from Okaloosa County when they were from Escambia County.)