Jackie Robinson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the highest civilian honor — by President Ronald Reagan on March 26, 1984.

A recipient of both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, he of course is an American hero.” Later Wednesday, the page reappeared on the department’s site, and ...

“A recipient of both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, he, of course, is an American hero.” ESPN baseball columnist Jeff Passan noticed this removal.

Removing Jackie Robinson’s military record puts ... ” A recipient of both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, ... endorsed Richard Nixon for president in 1960 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. called Robinson “a sit-inner before sit-ins, a freedom rider before freedom rides.” Still, Robinson, a Republican, endorsed Richard Nixon for president in 1960 before ...

A recipient of both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, he of course is an American hero.” Later Wednesday, the page reappeared on the department’s site, and ...

A recipient of both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, he of course is an American hero.” Later Wednesday, the page reappeared on the department’s site, and ...

A recipient of both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, he of course is an American hero.” Later Wednesday, the page reappeared on the department’s site, and ...

A recipient of both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, he of course is an American hero.” Later Wednesday, the page reappeared on the department’s site, and ...

A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson's military service was restored Wednesday after it was missing earlier in the day.