Help Yogi Berra Receive The Medal of Freedom

World Series champ, MVP, Hall of Famer, and US Navy veteran Yogi Berra is being petitioned to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  Sign the petition here!

From the petition:

Yogi Berra should be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A man of unimpeachable integrity and respect, he befriended the first black and Latino baseball players in Major League Baseball. He is currently an ambassador for Athlete Ally, which promotes LGBT rights in sports. Berra enlisted in the U. S. Navy during World War Il and served during the D-Day invasion. He continues to be an avid supporter of our armed forces. Berra greatly values education. While with the Yankees, he created a scholarship at Columbia University that is still active 50 years later. His namesake Museum & Learning Center serves 20,000 students annually with character education programs and teaches the values of respect, sportsmanship and inclusion that Berra has demonstrated throughout his life and career.

Berra would become the 10th baseball player to be honored with the Medal of Freedom: Henry Aaron, Ernie Banks, Roberto Clemente, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Buck O'Neil, Frank Robinson, Jackie Robinson and Ted Williams.

The objective of the announcement is to have 100,000 signatures on the petition by June 8, which would guarantee that the matter would be taken into further consideration and elicit a response from the White House. Signatures can be added on the official website of the White House.