Dr. Norman Borlaug is one of only three Americans to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize, the Congressional Gold Medal (America's highest civilian honor) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
It is my privilege to present you with our country's highest honor -- the Medal of Distinction.
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When asked about the AIA, Scott Brown reported that each time Venturi has been put forward for the organization's highest honor, the Gold Medal, the couple responded as a team.
And, Mr. President, Michelle and I have such fond memories of your visit to the White House last spring, when I was honored to present you with America's highest civilian honor -- our Medal of Freedom.
His 2007 book, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret, " has sold millions of copies and won a slew of awards including the Caldecott medal, the highest honor for a children's book.
And we honor them with the highest military decoration that our nation can bestow -- the Medal of Honor.
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The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest honor a President can bestow on a civilian.
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration that America can bestow.
The Citizens Medal is the second highest civilian honor in our nation.
Last month, I was privileged to present the parents of an American soldier, Sergeant First Class Jared Monti, with our nation's highest decoration for valor -- the Medal of Honor.
Jared Monti will receive the medal, the nation's highest military honor, on September 17 for his actions in combat, the White House said in a statement.
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As President, the highest honor that I can bestow on a civilian is the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Obama named Kennedy as one of 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor.
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In 2005, President George W. Bush presented DePreist with the National Medal of Arts, the nation's highest honor for artistic excellence.
In 2011, President Barack Obama bestowed upon him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
Forty-eight years later, a frail and grayed Musial received similar praise from President Barack Obama, who awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
Forty-eight years later, a frail and grayed Mr. Musial received similar praise from President Barack Obama, who awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
And he announced he would award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, posthumously to Jan Karski, an officer in the Polish underground during World War II, who provided one of the first eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust.
Four days later, Obama will award the Presidential Citizens Medal -- the nation's second-highest civiian honor -- posthumously to the six educators killed with the 20 first-graders at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
"Members of the presidents' club could have taken a lesson from him in diplomacy, " said Bush, who presented Cliburn with the Presidential Medal of Freedom the nation's highest civilian honor in 2003.
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