What’s the story behind this photo of President Obama presenting the Medal of Valor to a 6-foot-7 public safety officer? While off duty, Los Angeles Police Department’s Officer Donald Thompson traversed two freeway dividers and endured first- and second-degree burns while pulling an unconscious man to safety from a car moments before it became engulfed in flames. Find out more about the 13 recipients of the Medal of Valor who went beyond the call of duty to save the lives of strangers.