President Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the nation’s highest civilian honors, to 12 people for their actions leading up to and during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the White House announced Thursday.
The White House award ceremony Friday will mark the second anniversary of the protest.
The awards recognize those “who made exemplary contributions to our democracy,” including U.S. Capitol and Washington Metropolitan Police, election workers, and state and local officials, the White House said.
Several law enforcement officers will receive the award for heroism in the face of pro-Trump citizens who stormed the capitol to protest what they saw as a stolen presidential election.