Medals awarded for service to freedom
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President Gordon B. Hinckley, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and BYU's student performing groups were among Utah citizens and organizations to receive a George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.
The foundation honored President Hinckley, first counselor in the First Presidency, in the area of public communication, noting his May 4, 1991, speech to the Sons of the American Revolution about the significance of the Bill of Rights. Bill of Rights' Day is Dec. 15.He was among 13 George Washington Honor Medalists recognized for helping "bring about a better understanding and appreciation of our nation and its principles of human dignity and freedom," foundation representatives said.
The awards were presented by the Utah Chapter of the Freedoms Foundation during a luncheon ceremony Nov. 8 in Salt Lake City.
Others to receive awards included Carolyn Dickson, Raymond Kartchner and Paul Rokich; students Varden Hatfield and Roberta Woolley; Ridgecrest Elementary School; Cadets Oliver DeMille and Jonathan C. Boyd of the Utah National Guard; and the Freedom Academy.
Carolyn Dickson, director of the Deseret News' Newspaper in Education program, was honored as "a citizen who carries out humanitarian, patriotic, education and community-related projects."
