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, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Biles is the most decorated U.S. gymnast in history, winning 32 Olympic and World Championship medals. She is an outspoken advocate on issues that are very personal to her, including athletes’ mental health, children in foster care and sexual assault victims.McCain, who died of brain cancer in 2018, spent more than five years in captivity in Vietnam while serving in the U.S. Navy. He later represented Arizona in both houses of Congress and was the Republican presidential nominee in 2008.
— Gabrielle Giffords. A former U.S. House member from Arizona, the Democrat founded Giffords, an organization dedicated to ending gun violence. She was shot in the head in January 2011 during a constituent event in Tucson and was gravely wounded. — Diane Nash. A founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Nash organized some of the most important 20th century civil rights campaigns and worked with King.
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NYC nurse who got first COVID vaccine to receive Presidential Medal of FreedomThe Queens nurse who got the first FDA-approved coronavirus vaccine will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Biden, the White House said.
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Biles, Rapinoe among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipientsFour-times gymnastics Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles and twice soccer World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe are among 17 people set to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest United States' civilian honour, the White House said on Friday.
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Biles, Denzel, and McCain among 17 to receive Presidential Medal of FreedomGymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and late Sen. John McCain among 17 people to receive the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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White House to award Jobs posthumously with the Presidential Medal of FreedomThe late Steve Jobs will be awarded the highest honor that a civilian can receive on July 7th when the Whie House will present him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Civil rights pioneer Fred Gray to receive Presidential Medal of FreedomCivil rights attorney and AL native Fred Gray Sr. will receive the nation’s highest civilian honor. Gray, 91, built his legendary career at the forefront of battles to end segregation, representing Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and many others.
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Former UT-Brownsville President Juliet García to receive Presidential Medal of FreedomGarcía served as the president of the University of Texas at Brownsville until it merged...
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