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President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden named twenty recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal.   The Presidential Citizens Medal is awarded to citizens of the United States of America who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens. President Biden believes these Americans are bonded by their common decency and commitment to serving others. The country is better because of their dedication and sacrifice.   The awards will be presented at the White House on January 2, 2025. The following individuals will be awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal: Mary L. Bonauto Attorney and activist Mary Bonauto first fought to legalize same-sex marriage in Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine before arguing before the Supreme Court in  Obergefell v. Hodges , which established marriage equality as the law of the land. Her efforts made millions of families whole and forged a more perfect Union. Bill Bradley Raised in small-town Missouri,...