Above: images derived from NYCHS photos taken during Commissioner Dora B. Schriro's welcoming remarks at the event. Below: excerpts from her message printed in the Medal Day 2011 booklet.

I am very proud today to say "Thank you" to the honorable, hard-working and exceptionally knowledgeable men and women of the New York City Department of Correction. Your diligence and dedication to public service and public safety help keep this City safe 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

You carry out the difficult and often dangerous duties necessary to operate one of the nation's largest and most complex jail systems with excellence. By providing the highest level of care. custody and control of as many as 100,000 inmates every year, you perform a critical role in this City’s law enforcement continuum.

And as considerable as these contributions are, ever so many of you also give generously of your time and your talent when you are not at work, in the community. Bravo!

Medal Day is a special opportunity. a very public opportunity, to shine a light on the best of our best. the boldest of our bold. . . . today we honor you for your accomplishments and great humanity.

. . . . we are especially honored to applaud those chosen by their peers for special recognition today. You all make a significant contribution every single day. Please join with me to congratulate 2011's honorees.

WEBMASTER NOTE: At Medal Day 2011 ceremonies in the George Motchan Detention Center (GMDC) on Rikers Island Nov. 15th, the NYC Department of Correction honored staff for heroic acts on and off the job, as well as for distinguished and exceptional on-the-job performance and community service. This New York Correction History Society (NYCHS) presentation features images derived from photos taken by NYCHS at the event as well as texts and images scanned by NYCHS from NYC DOC's Medal Day 2011 booklet distributed at the ceremonies.

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