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The Presidential Medal of Freedom is related to, but distinct from, the Medal of Freedom, an earlier award issued between 1945 and 1963 to honor US civilian contributions to World War II. At the age of 25, athlete and activist Simone Biles is the youngest person to receive this award as of 2022.
The Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS) is a United States 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to honor and preserve cultural diversity and to foster tolerance, respect and understanding among ethnic groups. [1]
Ellis Island Honors Society: Ellis Island Medal of Honor New York: 2005: International Rescue Committee: Freedom Award Pennsylvania: 2006: National Constitution Center: Philadelphia Liberty Medal California: 2007: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Ronald Reagan Freedom Award Massachusetts: 2014: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum ...
President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole. The former North Carolina senator spent her political ...
Ten Mississippians have been honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom since 1964. The state's recipients come from all walks of life: Civil Rights activists, musicians, writers — and even ...
It was a momentous day at the White House for Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe and 15 other recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Biden bestowed the nation's highest civilian honor ...
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, alongside the Congressional Gold Medal.It is an award bestowed by decision of the president of the United States to "any person recommended to the President for award of the Medal or any person selected by the President upon his own initiative," [3] and was created to recognize people who have made "an ...
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award given by the president “for especially meritorious contribution to (1) the security or national interests of the United States, or (2) world peace ...