2011 LIBERTY MEDAL CEREMONY

The Liberty Medal honors individuals and organizations who boldly carry forward the ideals and values upon which the United States was founded. What better place to celebrate their dedication to freedom than in the same city where the ideals of America’s freedom were consecrated? Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the birthplace of American liberty and the location of the National Constitution Center, host and administator of the ceremony that continues the Liberty Medal tradition.

The 2011 Liberty Medal was awarded to former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on September 22, 2011.