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Because of the high volume of medals needed, Congress authorized the U.S. Mint to forge gold-plated medals in lieu of standard solid gold medals. [14] The medals' status as official Congressional Gold Medals was unclear until confirmed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives in 2007. [15] Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands: March 22, 1982
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hosted a ceremony Tuesday to present the Congressional Gold Medal, its highest honor, to the 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the U.S. military’s ...
The Congressional Gold Medal ceremony took place just one day before America marks the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed almost 3,000 in New York City, northern ...
U.S. congressional leaders on Tuesday posthumously awarded the congressional gold medal to 13 service members killed in the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing at Kabul's airport during the chaotic U.S ...
The Congressional Gold Medal is the oldest and highest civilian award in the United States, alongside the Presidential Medal of Freedom. [1] It is bestowed by vote of the United States Congress, signed into law by the president. The Gold Medal expresses the highest national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions by ...
On 21 March 2024, two-years after President Biden signed the Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act, the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony was held at Emancipation Hall in the United States Capitol. In attendance were three of the seven surviving Ghost Army soldiers: 100-year old Mr. Bernard Bluestein of Hoffman Estates; 99-year old Mr. John ...
The Congressional Gold Medal ceremony, hosted by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in the Capitol Rotunda, was attended by the sometimes emotional family members of those killed in the suicide ...
The crew was awarded the New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal in the Capitol Rotunda in 2011. It is the highest civilian award that can be received in the United States. During the ceremony, NASA administrator Charles Bolden said, "Those of us who have had the privilege to fly in space followed the trail they forged." [132] [169]