Valor
Etymology
From Late Latin "valor" (worth, value), from Latin "valere" (to be strong, be worth, be well) — the same root as "value," "valid," and "convalesce." Valor thus began as worth or strength, and the martial sense of proven courage grew from that idea of demonstrated worth. To show valor was to show what you were worth under fire.
noun · /VAL-er/
Courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
What it names
Reach for it to name bravery of a heightened, honored kind — the courage that risks the body for a cause and is publicly esteemed.
Example
The citation for valor described a man who ran toward the fire, not away.
Related idea
Courage is the general willed facing of fear; valor is its exalted, usually martial and publicly honored form. Bravery can be everyday and quiet — valor rarely is.