Will Biden award the Medal of Freedom to burn pit activists?

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Will Biden award the Medal of Freedom to burn pit activists?
By Leo Shane III
Nov 11, 08:59 AM
Flanked by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., (left) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., (right) activist John Feal (center) speaks during a news conference with veterans and their families outside the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 2, 2022. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

A prominent senator has joined numerous veterans advocates in their push to get the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to key figures in last summer’s fight for expanded benefits for victims of burn pit smoke and other military toxic exposure incidents.

In a letter to the White House on the eve of Veterans Day, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., asked President Joe Biden to consider granting the nation’s top civilian honor to Burn Pits 360 founders Le Roy Torres and Rosie Torres, as well as entertainer Jon Stewart and activist John Feal.

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