gymnast in history, winning 32 Olympic and World Championship medals. The honor is reserved for people who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values or security of the United States, world peace or other significant societal public or private endeavors, the White House said.īiles is the most decorated U.S. The honorees who’ll receive medals from Biden “have overcome significant obstacles to achieve impressive accomplishments in the arts and sciences, dedicated their lives to advocating for the most vulnerable among us, and acted with bravery to drive change in their communities, and across the world, while blazing trails for generations to come,” the White House said. senator and vice president by awarding him a Presidential Medal of Freedom in January 2017, a week before they left office.
President Barack Obama honored Biden’s public service as a longtime U.S. The Democratic president will present the medals at the White House next week.īiden himself is a medal recipient. Senate.īiden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New York City nurse who rolled up her sleeve on live television in December 2020 to receive the first COVID-19 vaccine dose that was pumped into an arm in the United States, the White House announced Friday.īiden’s honors list, which the White House shared first with The Associated Press, includes both living and deceased honorees from the worlds of Hollywood, sports, politics, the military, academia, and civil rights and social justice advocacy. Richard Trumka led the AFL-CIO for more than a decade before he died last year.īrigadier General Wilma Vaught broke barriers for women in the military, and was one of only seven women generals across the Armed Forces when she retired in 1985.WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. senator for Wyoming, advocated for good governance and marriage equality. Megan Rapinoe Olympic soccer star Megan Rapinoe, the White House notes, has advocated for gender pay equality and LBGTQ+ rights.Īlan Simpson, a former U.S. He earned the respect of both Democrats and Republicans.ĭiane Nash organized key civil rights campaigns during segregation. as a congressman and senator for decades. Sandra Lindsay is a New York nurse who served on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.įormer Senator John McCain received a gold star for his service in Vietnam, and served the U.S. Khizr Khan is the Gold Star father who drew Donald Trump's criticism after speaking at the 2016 Democratic convention. Steve Jobs (Posthumous) Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, has transformed the way the world communicates, the White House notes.įather Alexander Karloutsos was formerly the Vicar General of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and has provided counsel to multiple U.S.
Fred Gray represented Rosa Parks, the NAACP, and Martin Luther King, and was considered a top lawyer for racial justice.
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