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Several from Loudoun’s business community gathered at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne April 13 to honor the county’s everyday heroes at the 25th Valor Awards hosted by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce.
The awards honor first responders who made life-saving rescues throughout the previous year, as well as everyday citizens who committed acts of heroism.
Some of the incidents that people were honored for include the July 10, 2009, crime spree in Leesburg, which included a botched armed robbery and two hostage situations, a citizen rescue of a young woman who ran off a road into a lake in Ashburn in November 2009, the rescue of a 17-year-old from a burning building, and the rescue of a Loudoun County Adult Detention Center inmate who tried to commit suicide by hanging himself.
Fire Technician Blaine Keyser receives a Bronze Medal from Chief of Fire and Rescue Joseph Pozzo at the 2010 Valor Awards April 13. County Sheriff Steve Simpson stands in the background.
Robert and Frances Belote receive Citizens Awards at the 2010 Valor Awards by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce April 13. The Belotes, who were held hostage by William Spencer last summer in Leesburg, were recognized for the courage they showed in keeping Spencer from taking drastic measures.
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Patricia Trammell receives a citizens award at the 2010 Valor Awards by Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, April 13. BizLoudoun Photos/Beverly Denny
Randolph Heiston hugs Jeannie Cimino, the young woman he saved from a sinking vehicle in Ashburn last fall. Heiston received a Citizens Award at the 2010 Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce Valor Awards April 13.
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