Originally Posted by Sigaba

Today marks Martha Raye's birthday (27 August 1916).*

One can view footage of her voicing her support for members of the American armed forces serving overseas here.

In 1991, in concurrent resolutions, the House of Representatives (on 19 March 1991) and the Senate (on 18 September 1991) expressed Congress's sense that Ms. Raye should be awarded the Medal of Freedom. The text of the Senate's resolution follows.


On 2 November 1993, the White House announced that Maggie Raye would receive the medal.***

Video of Maggie Raye receiving the Medal of Freedom can be viewed here. Please note that the comments posted below the video are unmediated and, at times, uncivil.

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* Source is here.
** This is the text of the Senate's version of the resolution, available here. The House of Representatives version is available here. The legislative history of the concurrent resolution is available here.
*** Source is here.