Pres. Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, one of 17 recipients. Gabrielle Giffords, soccer star Megan Rapinoe and actor Denzel Washington were also among this year's recipients:
Former President Barack Obama awarded Biden for his "lifetime of service that will endure through the generations."
Earlier this week, Biden presented four U.S. Army veterans with the Medal of Honor for their "acts of gallantry and intrepidity" during the Vietnam War.Specialist 5 Dwight W. Birdwell, Major John J. Duffy and Specialist 5 Dennis M. Fujii were awarded the honor at a White House ceremony on Tuesday. John Kaneshiro, the son of Staff Sergeant Edward N. Kaneshiro, accepted the award on his late father's behalf.
"They went far above and beyond the call of duty. It's a phrase always used but it just -- it takes on life when you see these men," Biden said during the event.
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