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Megan Rapinoe, Simone Biles, Denzel Washington,

John McCain among 17 to receive Presidential

Medal of Freedom

Associated Press, by Darlene Superville

Posted By: nwcudagal, 7/1/2022 3:06:03 PM

President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, soccer star Megan Rapinoe, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate. Biden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New York City nurse who rolled up her sleeve on live television in December 2020 to receive the first COVID-19 vaccine dose that was pumped into an arm in the United States, the White House announced Friday.