{"id":2385901,"date":"2025-01-03T05:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T10:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-award-medal-of-honor-and-medal-of-valor-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T05:21:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T10:21:54","slug":"biden-to-award-medal-of-honor-and-medal-of-valor-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-award-medal-of-honor-and-medal-of-valor-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden to award Medal of Honor and Medal of Valor &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-to-award-medal-of-honor-and-medal-of-valor-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2385901&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the text appears to be a portion of a\u200b webpage that \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-starting-on-a-high-of-support-better-than-2016-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump starting on a high of support better than 2016 - Washington Examiner\">includes\u2064 interactive elements<\/a> like\u200d buttons for reading\u200b more content, along with \u200bsections for mobile\u2062 navigation\u200d and search functionality. The highlighted\u200c main topic is that President Biden is set to award the Medal of Honor and\u2064 Medal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/400-years-later-i-made-new-discoveries-about-the-first-thanksgiving\/\" title=\"400 Years Later, I Made New Discoveries About The First Thanksgiving\">valor<\/a> to 15\u200c recipients, emphasizing a significant recognition of individuals&#8217; contributions or bravery. 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Roy: Biden admin. policies fueling cartel traffic uptick\">public safety officers<\/a> at the White House on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The award ceremonies come just one day after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3274948\/biden-awards-liz-cheney-presidential-citizens-medal-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Biden issued\">Biden issued<\/a> the nation&rsquo;s second<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">-highest civilian honors&#038;nbsp<\/a>;to 20 individuals, including Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney. Both have been floated as criminal targets for the incoming Trump administration for their work leading the House Jan. 6 committee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3251760\/biden-gambles-preemptive-pardons-shield-democrats-trump\/\"><strong>BIDEN GAMBLES WITH PREEMPTIVE PARDONS TO SHIELD DEMOCRATS FROM TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden will bestow the Medal of Honor on five Korean War veterans and two Vietnam War veterans Friday. Each man, six of whom will receive their awards posthumously, exemplified &ldquo;gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of their own lives above and beyond the call of duty,&rdquo; according to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&rsquo;s eight recipients of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor are highlighted by five Nashville, Tennessee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warning-for-america-the-four-steps-of-marxist-takeover-were-activated-in-2020\/\" title=\"Warning for America: The Four Steps of Marxist Takeover Were Activated in 2020\">police officers responsible<\/a> for ending 2023&rsquo;s mass shooting at the Covenant School.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The heavily-armed shooter had already killed six people, including three nine-year-old students. The officers rushed to the scene, and as they arrived, the shooter opened fire on them,&rdquo; the White House said in a statement. &ldquo;Still, the officers entered the school, cleared classroom after classroom, and ran towards the sounds of gunfire where they encountered the shooter. They took down the shooter. Later that day, the President addressed the nation and commended the police for their swift response and bravery.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s Biden&rsquo;s full list of honorees:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MEDAL OF HONOR<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Private Bruno R. Orig (pos<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Private First Class Wataru Nakamura (posthumous)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Corporal Fred B. McGee<\/em>&nbsp;<em>(posthumous)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Private First Class Charles R. Johnson&nbsp;(posthumous)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>General Richard E. Cavazos (posthumous)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Captain Hugh R. Nelson, Jr. (posthumous)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Specialist Fourth Class Kenneth J. 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