WASHINGTON – President Biden named 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on July 1. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals 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.
Two of the recipients have Gulf Coast regional ties
*Montgomery, Ala., civil rights attorney Fred Gray Sr. will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, President Joe Biden announced today. Gray, 91, built his legendary career at the forefront of battles to end segregation, representing Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin, the victims of the Tuskegee syphilis study, and the NAACP, among many others. Parks called Gray “the chief counsel for the protest movement.”
*Brigadier General Wilma Vaught is one of the most decorated women in the history of the U.S. military, repeatedly breaking gender barriers as she rose through the ranks. When she retired in 1985, she was one of only seven women generals in the Armed Forces. She received her M.B.A. from the University of Alabama in 1968. (Source: White House 07/01/22) President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom | The White House
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