House recently voted unanimously to take the first steps toward creating a Medal of Honor memorial on the National Mall, and the bill now is in the Senate. Among Medal of Honor recipients, 66 still are alive. Lieutenant Colonel Will Swenson, a recipient of the Medal of Honor and member of the board of directors for the National Medal of Honor Society, earned the award for his leadership during a firefight in Afghanistan where his team lost five service members and ten local allies.
You see patriotism, you see selfless service, and you see commitment to your community. There's endless amounts of it, and you can dip into it as much as you want, and it never goes away.
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That is not easy for governments to do. But the benefits are big. A relationship based on openness and trust between government and people will always be closer. And policies based on open and transparent engagement will always be stronger.
These issues have been at the centre of debate in Macedonia in recent times. With the political crisis, protests, information leaks, attempted pardons, and the political agreements that have paved the way for an election in December. That election can be the beginning of the end of the political crisis. It will achieve that if it is transparent, inclusive and free from political manipulation.
And it starts with a vigorous campaign giving voters all the information they need to make an informed decision about who they want to run the country on their behalf. We have supported a wide range of democratic initiatives, including NGOs that increase citizen participation, promoting the inclusion of marginalised groups, providing training for legal professionals, promoting freedom of expression and strengthening political parties and parliaments.
No country has yet perfected democracy. Democracies are like gardens — they need constant attention. And the people in a country are best placed to give their democracy the attention it needs. Reagan grudgingly followed Mr. Marcos eventually agreed to step down, and Aquino became president. Albright above with its Democracy Service Medal. The ambassador would spin the globe and point to the country where he or she was heading. Then the Secretary would gently place their finger on the United States.
He saw the emerging communications and information revolutions, and put the United States in the lead of shaping globalization worldwide.
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