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Number9Dream

(1,672 posts)
Wed May 27, 2015, 12:11 PM May 2015

Award Yogi Berra The Presidential Medal of Freedom for his military service & civil rights & [View all]

education activism.

From the "We the People" web page:

"Yogi Berra should be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A man of unimpeachable integrity and respect, he befriended the first black and Latino baseball players in Major League Baseball. He is currently an ambassador for Athlete Ally, which promotes LGBT rights in sports. Berra enlisted in the U. S. Navy during World War Il and served during the D-Day invasion. He continues to be an avid supporter of our armed forces. Berra greatly values education. While with the Yankees, he created a scholarship at Columbia University that is still active 50 years later. His namesake Museum & Learning Center serves 20,000 students annually with character education programs and teaches the values of respect, sportsmanship and inclusion that Berra has demonstrated throughout his life and career."

If you want to sign the petition, click the link:

http://yogiberramuseum.org/

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