President Obama awarded the Presidential Medal’s of Freedom to South African Bishop Desmond Tutu and 15 other honorees including Sen. Edward M. Edwards Kennedy, Billie Jean King, Sidney Poitier, Muhammad Yumnus, and scientist Stephen Hawking. The prestigious event took place August 12 2009, at the White House where president Obama presented the the Medal of Freedom.
In a public release statement Desmond Tutu said that he was overwhelmed, deeply honored, humbled, and speechless. He went on to say that “as always I am so aware that it’s really given to me representatively, I could not be who I have been without the millions of people who honored me by agreeing for me to be their leader”.
Congratulations goes out to all those who paved the way and were honored.
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