(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on July 01, 2022 shows (L-R, top) US gymnast and 'The Original Award' honoree Simone Biles arriving for the sixth annual Instyle Awards in Los Angeles on November 15, 2021; US actor Denzel Washington attending the 94th Oscars in Hollywood on March 27, 2022; former Democratic US Representative Gabby Giffords speaking during the opening of the Gun Violence Memorial in Washington, DC, on June 07, 2022; US soccer player Megan Rapinoe arriving for the 2021 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New Yorkon September 13, 2021; Khizr Khan, a Goldstar father, speaking during a forum woth US House Democrats Washington, DC, on February 02, 2017; Apple CEO Steve Jobs introducing the iPhone 4 d in San Francisco on June 07, 2010; US Republican Senator from Arizona John McCain speaking at a press conference in Washington, DC, on March 07, 2011; AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka addressing the Economic Club of Washington in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2019. - The 8 are among 17 designated by US President Joe Biden on July 1, 2022,to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, three of them posthumous. The White House said the medal recognizes "exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors." (Photos by AFP)
Gymnastics star Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late tech visionary Steve Jobs have been named as recipients of America’s highest civilian honor, the White House said Friday.
President Joe Biden designated 17 Americans to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, three of them posthumous.
The White House said the medal recognizes “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.”
Among the recipients is Megan Rapinoe, the Olympic gold medalist soccer star, two-time Women’s World Cup champion and outspoken advocate on equality, race and LGBTQ issues.
Ahead of a ceremony on July 7, the White House said those honored had “overcome significant obstacles… and acted with bravery to drive change in their communities — and across the world — while blazing trails for generations to come.”
One posthumous recipient this year is John McCain, a one-time Republican presidential nominee, long-time senator from Arizona, and Vietnam War veteran who won a Purple Heart.
Previous winners of the presidential medal include the basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Motown singer Diana Ross and the actor Robert De Niro.
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