Presidential Citizens Medal

Presidential Citizens Medal Accepts Nominations For First Time Ever

Posted 04.17.2012

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For over 40 years, powerful leaders and everyday Americans alike have been recognized for their outstanding acts of service. That recognition, the ...

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SLIDESHOW: The Top 11 Heroes Of 2011

The Huffington Post | By Emily Heinz | Posted 12.08.2011

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When it comes to the tragedies that defined this year -- from Jared Loughner's shooting rampage to the tornadoes that ravaged Joplin -- the stories of...

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SLIDESHOW: The Full List Of 2011 Presidential Citizens Medal Winners

Posted 12.21.2011

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Among those awarded by President Obama for their commitment to service were an LGBT activists, an environmentalist and a woman honored posthumously fo...

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Obama Awarding Presidential Citizens Medal To 13 People Committed To Service

AP | Posted 12.20.2011

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By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is bestowing the nation's second-highest civilian honor on 13 people for their exemplary s...

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Hard Hit By Recession, Presidential Citizens Medal Winner's Organization Is In Need Of Cash

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 09.11.2011

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UPDATE 7/14/2011: Two days after The Huffington Post reported on financial problems at a social service center run by Presidential Citizens Medal win...

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The 2010 Presidential Citizens Medal: See All The Winners! (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama honored 13 Americans on Wednesday with the Presidential Citizens medal, awarded every year to individuals who have "performed exemplar...

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Obama Honors 'Angel In Queens' With Presidential Citizens Medal For Feeding Unemployed

Posted 05.25.2011

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On Wednesday, former CNN Hero Jorge Muñoz was honored by President Obama with the Presidential Citizens Medal at a ceremony at the White House....

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Q & A: Actor Gary Sinise Helps "Brothers At War" And Grapples With The Iraq War's Effect on A Family

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sinise: "It's a look at military families and military life, the Iraq war and the integrity of the people that I know that are serving that; I responded to positively and wanted to support that."

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