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Latest Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners
This year's honorees include:

Former President Bill Clinton,

Television icon Oprah Winfrey,

Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin,

Hall of Fame college basketball coach Dean Smith,

Country music legend Loretta Lynn,

Late astronaut Sally Ride.

It's the 50th anniversary of the medal created by President Kennedy, and President Obama included a tribute to JFK in his remarks. The award is "presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors," says the White House.
The American version of being knighted by the Queen.

"Individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States." Perhaps we'll see Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty honored in 2017...

Posted by: Pappy 2013-11-21
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