https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing...-names-recipients-presidential-medal-freedom/
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President Donald J. Trump Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Issued on: November 10, 2018
On Friday, November 16, 2018, President Donald J. Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 7 distinguished individuals. This prestigious award is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, which may be awarded by the President to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.
The following individuals will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom:
MIRIAM ADELSON. Miriam Adelson is a committed doctor, philanthropist, and humanitarian. She has practiced internal and emergency medicine, studied and specialized in the disease of narcotic addiction, and founded two research centers committed to fighting substance abuse. With her husband, Sheldon, she also established the Adelson Medical Research Foundation, which supports research to prevent, reduce, or eliminate disabling and life-threatening illness. As a committed member of the American Jewish community, she has supported Jewish schools, Holocaust memorial organizations, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, and
Birthright Israel, among other causes.
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Hmm.... Looks like Trump is giving medals for supporting Birthright... Israel.