Okaloosa County will hold its third annual Women Veterans Day ceremony on June 12. Two new statues of pioneering women veterans, Capt. Linda Bray and Florence Ebersole Smith Finch, will be unveiled.

Captain Linda Bray Florence Ebersole Smith Finch. ... Guard after being imprisoned and tortured by the Japanese and was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon and the Medal of Freedom.

Florence Ebersole Smith Finch, who was half Filipino, worked with the Philippine underground to smuggle supplies to POWs during World War II. After being imprisoned and tortured by the Japanese, she ...

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: U.S. President George W. Bush (L) hangs a Presidential Medal of Freedom on the neck of Harper Lee (C), Pulitzer Prize winner and the author of "To Kill A Mockingbird," during ...

On Jan. 4, 2025, U.S. President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation's highest civilian honor — to 19 people including Hillary Clinton, Michael J. Fox, Bono and ...

Media Biden’s Medal of Freedom picks show Democrats are ‘out of touch’ and ‘trolling’ Republicans: columnist Presidential Medal of Freedom is nation's highest civilian honor ...

In this photo posted to his X account, President Biden is shown presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction to His Holiness Pope Francis, on Jan. 11, 2025.

Actor and advocate Michael J. Fox received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his ongoing efforts with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

The Medal of Freedom has been awarded 654 times since 1963. WTHR Indianapolis. Hillary Clinton among 18 Medal of Freedom recipients. Posted: January 6, 2025 | Last updated: June 22, 2025.

Learn about the Presidential Medal of Freedom, its significance, and the 19 individuals who have received this prestigious honor this year from President Joe Biden.

Republican lawmakers slammed President Biden for giving the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to billionaire philanthropist George Soros and former Secretary of State Hil… ...

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden during a ceremony on Saturday at the White House.