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The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit, in the Degree of Commander to Major General Senussi Letaiwish, Libyan Army, "for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States", from ...
In 2001, Clinton received the NAACP's President's Award. [ 62 ] In 2004, he received a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for narrating the Russian National Orchestra 's album Wolf Tracks and Peter and the Wolf (along with Mikhail Gorbachev and Sophia Loren ) and 2005 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for My Life .
Pages in category "Recipients of the Legion of Merit" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,387 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Executive Order 9260, dated October 29, 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, established the rules for the Legion of Merit, and required the President's approval for the award. Following the invasion of North Africa in November 1942, a number of United States officers were awarded the Legion of Merit in the degree of Officer.
Clinton, 77, will be receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom nearly 12 years after her husband, former President Bill Clinton, was bestowed the honor by former President Barack Obama.
The only Presidents taller than him were Abraham Lincoln, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Thomas Jefferson. 2. He and George H.W. Bush are the only consecutive Presidents who were left-handed.
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Legionnaire of the Legion of Merit. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients.
President Biden honored 19 change makers for their “incredible mark” on the country with the highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, just before his departure from office.