Scott Medal
The Walter Scott Medal for Valor is a medal awarded annually for bravery to Garda Síochána police officers. It is not a state award, being in the gift of the commissioner, but the medals are awarded by the Minister for Justice.
It is also the name of a New York City Fire Department medal, endowed by the same Walter Scott in 1920. Recipients of this medal are also awarded $500, donated by the Fire Foundation of New York, an organization established in 1968 by a group of prominent New York City businessmen, friends of the FDNY, in the interest of rewarding Fire Department members who perform acts above and beyond the call of duty.
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