President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the nation, on Wednesday, according to a White House press release. Suggested Reading ...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hosted his final Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony Tuesday afternoon in the East Room of the White House. Twenty-one cultural legends were on hand to receive ...

Sgt. Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions above and beyond the call of duty during combat operations in Afghanistan. He received the medal from President Barak Obama in a ceremony at ...

President Harry S. Truman established the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1945 to recognize civilians for their efforts during World War II. President John F. Kennedy reinstated the medal in 1963 to ...

Last week President Obama awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to First Lieutenant Alfonso H. Cushing for his bravery on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Sixty of the ...