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President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, to 17 people. Recipients included two Olympic athletes — footballer Megan Rapinoe and gymnast Simone Biles — as well as Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington. "On Monday, we celebrated the independence of our nation, a nation always…
Others receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom are gun safety advocate Gabrielle Giffords and U.S. women's national soccer team player Megan Rapinoe.
Sister Simone Campbell, a longtime advocate for economic justice and health care policy, and late labor leader Richard Trumka received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in a White House ceremony.
Megan Rapinoe, who captains the OL Reign in Seattle, is the first soccer player to be awarded the Medal of Freedom.
Fred Gray, Simone Biles and Sandra Lindsey were among 16 honorees who received the 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom.