Fannie Lou Hamer, who founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and former Secretary of Defense Ashton Baldwin Carter also are posthumous recipients of the Medal of Freedom. World Central ...

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (February 4, 2025) - Recognizing exceptional employee support and dedication, the New Mexico ...

President Biden is awarding the Medal of Freedom to 19 people ... and former Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, as well as George W. Romney, who served as the chairman of the American Motors ...

His son Alex accepted it in his place. Biden also awarded the Medal of Freedom posthumously to Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist; Ash Carter, a former secretary of defense; Robert F. Kennedy, ...

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian ... Biden also posthumously honored Ashton Carter, a Defense secretary in the Obama administration and Fannie Lou Hamer ...