who has been awarded the congressional gold medal?
For his years of service to the United States, Congress has awarded former Republican senator & soldier Bob Dole the Congressional Gold Medal. Jan.18.2018 Read More
House Speaker Paul Ryan congratulated Aquilino Delen and other Filipino veterans and their survivors, including Frank Francone, front left; Alicia Benitez, second from right; and Margrit Baltazar, right, during a ceremony awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Filipino veterans of World War II on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
Almeda received the Congressional Gold Medal, the nationâs highest civilian honor. Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin also announced at a Capitol ceremony that Almeda was getting a check, 72 years after the war ended.