Medal Of Freedom 2024. Biden gives katie ledecky, michelle yeoh the medal of freedom. Ellen ochoa, the first hispanic woman to launch into space, is now the second female astronaut to be awarded the u.s.'s highest honor — the presidential medal of freedom.
Today, president biden named nineteen recipients of the presidential medal of freedom. Ellen ochoa, the first hispanic woman to launch into space, is now the second female astronaut to be awarded the u.s.’s highest honor — the presidential medal of freedom.