Mont. A.G. Knudsen: Highway Patrol Trooper Receives Medal of Valor for Wildfire Helicopter Crash Rescue
July 20, 2021
July 20, 2021
HELENA, Montana, July 20 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release:
Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) Trooper Amanda Villa received the Medal of Valor, the agency's highest award, for rushing toward a burning Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation helicopter that had tipped over and helping four of its passengers to safety. MHP Colonel Lavin presided over the ceremony today at the Montana State Capitol. Attorney General Austin Knu . . .
Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) Trooper Amanda Villa received the Medal of Valor, the agency's highest award, for rushing toward a burning Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation helicopter that had tipped over and helping four of its passengers to safety. MHP Colonel Lavin presided over the ceremony today at the Montana State Capitol. Attorney General Austin Knu . . .