Medal of Valor awarded to Oso landslide communities

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http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/medal-of-valor-awarded-to-oso-landslide-communities/

OLYMPIA — The Oso landslide’s somber anniversary struck a chord Wednesday in the heart of the state Capitol, where the Legislature awarded the Medal of Valor to the communities that endured the disaster that killed 43.

Men from four communities stood before the governor, the state Supreme Court and a joint session of the House and Senate to receive the medals. Looking on from the upstairs galleries were more people from the Arlington, Darrington, Oso and Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe communities.

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The medal, one of Washington state’s highest honors, is awarded to those who have set aside personal risk to save lives. To award them in this instance, lawmakers this year passed — and the governor signed — a bill allowing the Medal of Valor to be given to a community rather than just a single recipient.

That scale seemed to sum up the sweep of honor necessary for the Oso landslide, the deadliest in U.S. history....(more)

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1. Richly Deserved

Heroics abounded in the aftermath of this deadly landslide.

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