3 Prince William officers honored for saving diver

Gold valor medals don’t come easily in Prince William County. The county’s Chamber of Commerce, which awards police officers and firefighters annually with valor medals, has handed out only 16 in 26 years.

This year, however, the chamber awarded two. Lt. William Cox and Officer William Dalton, both with the county police department, joined the ranks of gold medalists last week when the chamber recognized the men for risking their lives to save a drowning diver.