Mr Churchill was recently awarded a medal to recognise his 30 years of volunteering.
The widow of a naval officer who was shot dead by a junior rating on board a nuclear submarine has been awarded a medal to mark her loss.
For publicising Scandinavian design, Finland made her a knight and awarded her a medal.
The IOC, meanwhile, now has to decide if Katerina Thanou should be awarded a gold medal.
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She was awarded a National Medal of the Arts by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1999.
In May Rusty, who has been using a wheelchair since 1996, was awarded a bronze medal in the FITA Star event of the National Archery Championships in Dunstable.
The SpaceX CEO and chief designer was speaking at the Royal Aeronautical Society where he was being awarded a gold medal for his work to advance the commercialisation of space.
Mr Quincy, his wife, two girls and their nine-month-old son were eventually rescued by US Airman Reis Leming, who helped 27 people from the floods that night, and was awarded a George Medal for his bravery.
Kim Douglas, chair of the George Coller Memorial Fund, has also been awarded a British Empire Medal.
Meanwhile, Judith Biggs, who works as a station host at Warwick Parkway railway station has been awarded a British Empire Medal.
Another Haverfordest resident receiving a 2013 new year's honour is music teacher and choir leader Shirley Williams, who is awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM).
An impromptu jury even awarded one lucky collector a medal for the best in show.
Overall, the David Suzuki Foundation, a prominent Canadian environmental organisation, has awarded the Vancouver games a symbolic bronze medal for its green achievements.
She is the recipient of many government honors, including the Distinguished Public Service Award, the Coast Guard's highest medal awarded to a civilian.
Elsewhere, Royal Navy Leading Aircrewman Kevin Regan was awarded a Queen's Gallantry Medal for his part in rescuing the crew of a vessel floundering in "mountainous seas".
Bacon was awarded The Audubon Medal, a prize that has been around for more than 50 years and has gone to bright stars of conservation like Rachel Carson, Ted Turner, and Robert Redford.
Their son, Jason L. Dunham, was awarded the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony this morning.
She recorded nine albums, won a Grammy, 29 Blues Music Awards and was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts medal for her contribution to American music.
They confirm that as a fighter pilot he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, silver and bronze stars, a purple heart and other medals.
"The department must reconsider the decision on the medals and a state medal should be awarded, " he said.
Only one Medal of Honor has been awarded to a living infantryman in 10 years, and the paperwork for a second one has languished for 18 months.
The United States will be awarded the bronze medal instead, the IOC said in a news release.
In recent years, some groups have campaigned for a National Defence Medal, separate to those awarded for specific campaigns.
He was awarded the George Medal for bravery after being left blinded by a bomb while on patrol.
Anstruther helmsman Barry Gourlay was awarded the charity's bronze medal for his actions during a night-time rescue of two people from a motorboat driven on to rocks by high winds.
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Barry was awarded the bout via disqualification and Evander had to settle for a bronze medal.
Each of them was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism above anything that could be captured in a Hollywood script.
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Other items up for auction include a 1901 Wolverhampton and District Football League winner's medal, awarded to Lewis Nurse, and items that belonged to Aston Villa player John Robson.
"At the time, in 1918, it was said that so long as the recommendation for a medal came before the death of the solider it could be awarded posthumously, " Mr Vasili said.
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