12/12/2001
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"We can help save lives."
"By repeatedly risking his own life to save others, Corporal Rubin exemplified the highest ideals of military service."
"The Medal of Honor is the highest award for bravery that a President can bestow."
"I like Ted's description. He calls it 'the highest honor of the best country in the world.'"