U.S. Vice President <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Joseph+Biden&family=editorial&specificpeople=206897 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Joseph Biden</a> (R) and Attorney General <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Eric+Holder&family=editorial&specificpeople=1060367 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Eric Holder</a> (L) give the Medal of Valor to Paige Baitinger, widow of fallen Police officer Thomas Baitinger of St. Petersburg, Florida, during an event in Eisenhower Executive Office Building, February 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. Vice President Biden presented the award to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect others from harm.