George W. Bush to Honor Bono . 
George W Bush
Former President George W. Bush and U2 frontman Bono first teamed up during Bush 's first term to bring awareness to the AIDS epidemic in Africa . 
In 2003 , Bush was able to implement the U.S. President 's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief . 
Bush is now returning the thanks . 
The 43rd president announced on social media Monday that he is honoring Bono with the George W. Bush Presidential Center 's inaugural Medal for Distinguished Leadership . 
A post shared by George W. Bush -LRB- @georgewbush -RRB- on Sep 15 , 2017 at 10:12 am PDT . 
He uses his celebrity not for personal gain , but to improve and save lives ," Bush said .
Former President George W. Bush and U2 frontman Bono first teamed up during [TGT] 's first term to bring awareness to the AIDS epidemic in Africa . 
In 2003 , [TGT] was able to implement the U.S. President 's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief . 
[TGT] is now returning the thanks . 
[TGT] announced on social media Monday that [TGT] is honoring Bono with the George W. Bush Presidential Center 's inaugural Medal for Distinguished Leadership . 
A post shared by [TGT] -LRB- @georgewbush -RRB- on Sep 15 , 2017 at 10:12 am PDT . 
[TGT] uses [TGT] celebrity not for personal gain , but to improve and save lives ," [TGT] said .