Yogi Berra was a great Yankee catcher, but he did more. He served in World War II, including participating on D-Day. He was involved in civil rights activities, and in educational activities. So, there is a petition on his museum website to sign, to have him be a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. They need 100,000 signatures by Monday, June 8, 2015, and when I signed a few minutes ago, they were at over 53,000. The link is https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/award-yogi-berra-presidential-medal-freedom-his-military-service-and-civil-rights-and-educational-activism. I was watching the national broadcast of the Yankee vs. Angels game, and this was announced during the game. When I tried to get on the website right after the announcement, I could not. That tells me a lot of people also signed on. I was just checking, and they have over 55,000 signatures now. I have to believe there will be enough signatures by Monday.
This is not about honoring a great Yankee player. This is about honoring an iconic American.
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