The landmark award, although currently “tarnished,” according to much of the general public, was handed to recipients over the weekend, marking Veterans, or Remembrance Day, with the latter commemorating fallen soldiers in deadly 20th century wars.
Former US President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, have been awarded the National Constitution Center's prestigious Liberty medal amid raging protests from military veterans, whom the medal has much to do with, as it is awarded to those with a strong commitment to assist veterans.
“I am incredibly proud along with Laura to receive the Liberty Medal and I thank the National Constitution Center and its board for this high honour,” Bush said Sunday after receiving the award in Philadelphia.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, who handed out the medals, stressed that the awards are not politically motivated, since “it is not about Democrats or Republicans.” “It's about who we are. It's about standing up for men and women who put their lives on the line to defend us every single day,” he continued to say.
The Bushes received the medal on Veterans Day, which in Europe is known as Armistice Day, which this year, commemorates the centennial anniversary of the ceasefire that ended World War One. And the timing, as well as the fact itself, was immediately picked up on by veterans, and the politicized part of the Twitterati.
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