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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. In 2022 at the age of 25, athlete and activist Simone Biles became the youngest person to receive the award.
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 ...
Pages in category "Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 703 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Saturday's recipients are the second group of Presidential Medal of Freedom honorees Biden has announced this year after awarding 19 others in May including former Vice President Al Gore, former ...
President Biden on Saturday awarded 19 individuals with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, honoring a slew of prominent figures in politics, fashion, entertainment and activism. Among those being ...
President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, on Saturday. Pool/ABACA/Shutterstock Soros, 94, has been one of the most prolific fundraisers ...
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Medal of Freedom (1945). It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients. The main article for this category is Medal of Freedom (1945) .
The medal is suspended on a red ribbon with four thin white stripes. The original Executive Order 9586 establishing the medal specified "No more than one Medal of Freedom shall be awarded to any one person, but for a subsequent act or service justifying such an award a suitable device may be awarded to be worn with the medal" [ 6 ] and bronze ...