乔·拜登总统预计将于周五授予总统公民勋章，这是美国第二高的平民荣誉，授予那些保卫了美国国会大厦2021年1月6日，多个消息来源告诉美国广播公司新闻，一名白宫官员周四证实。
拜登将在白宫举行的仪式上颁奖。周五是国会大厦袭击的两周年纪念日。
获奖者包括大都会警察丹尼尔·霍奇斯(Daniel Hodges)、国会大厦警察尤金·古德曼(Eugene Goodman)、国会大厦警察哈利·邓恩(Harry Dunn)、国会大厦警察卡罗琳·爱德华兹(Carolyn Edwards)、退休的国会大厦警察阿奎利诺·戈内尔(Aquilino Gonell)和退休的大都会警察迈克尔·法诺(Michael Fanone)。
拜登还将在死后将这一荣誉授予国会大厦警察布莱恩·西克尼克(Brian Sicknick)，官员们说，他在保卫国会大厦时被熊喷雾袭击，一天后死于自然原因。
一名白宫高级官员说，为了纪念国会大厦起义两周年，拜登将在白宫举行仪式，发表讲话，并向“在2021年1月6日前后为我们的民主做出模范贡献的个人”颁发总统公民勋章。
其他将获得该奖项的人包括鲁比·弗里曼和叶莎·莫斯，这对母女选举工作者在2020年竞选后成为右翼阴谋的目标。他们从那以后讨论生活在恐惧中对他们的攻击开始了，描述了他们是如何被迫离职的。
几名顶住压力推翻2020年选举结果的州和地方官员也将获得这一荣誉，包括前亚利桑那州众议院议长拉斯迪·鲍尔斯、密歇根州国务卿乔斯林·本森和前费城市长阿尔·施密特。
“这12名英雄在我们国家面临危险的时刻展示了勇气和无私，”这位白宫官员补充道。"他们包括国会警察、大都会警察、选举工作人员以及州和地方一级的官员."
拜登将在周五表彰的许多军官已经就他们在起义期间的悲惨经历作证。支持唐纳德·特朗普的支持者袭击了该地区，导致100多名警察受伤。
邓恩、霍奇斯、法诺内和戈内尔在1月6日众议院委员会的第一次听证会上描述了针对执法的暴力行为，告诉立法者他们都担心自己的生命安全。
爱德华兹在1月6日的另一次委员会听证会上作证，称国会大厦袭击事件为“战争场景”
“地面上有军官。你知道，他们在流血。他们在呕吐。你知道，他们有，我是说，我看到朋友们满脸是血。我在人们的血液中滑倒。我在人们摔倒时接住他们。”
拜登一再谴责国会山袭击事件是美国民主的黑暗一天。
白宫新闻秘书郭佳欣·让-皮埃尔星期三对记者说，拜登在袭击两周年纪念日的重点将是表彰那些“展示了我们的最佳价值观”的美国人。
Biden to award Citizens Medal to officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6
President Joe Biden on Friday is expected to award the Presidential Citizens Medal -- the nation's second-highest civilian honor -- to officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, multiple sources told ABC News and a White House official confirmed Thursday.
Biden will present the awards during a ceremony at the White House. Friday marks the second anniversary of the Capitol attack.
The recipients include Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges, Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, Capitol Police Officer Carolyn Edwards, retired Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, and retired Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone.
Biden will also bestow the honor posthumously to Brian Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who officials said died of natural causes a day after being assaulted with bear spray while defending the Capitol.
"To mark two years since the insurrection on the Capitol, Biden will host a ceremony at the White House where he will deliver remarks and award the Presidential Citizens Medal to "individuals who made exemplary contributions to our democracy surrounding January 6, 2021," a senior White House official said.
Others who will receive the award include Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, mother-daughter election workers who were the target of right-wing conspiracies following the 2020 race. They've since discussed living in fear since the attacks against them began, describing how they were forced to leave their jobs.
Several state and local officials who stood up to pressure to overturn the 2020 election results will also receive the honor, including former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and former Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt.
"These 12 heroes demonstrated courage and selflessness during a moment of peril for our nation," the White House official added. "They include Capitol Police, Metropolitan Police, election workers, and officials at the state and local level."
Many of the officers Biden will recognize on Friday have testified about their harrowing experiences during the insurrection. More than 100 officers were injured as pro-Donald Trump supporters stormed the area.
Dunn, Hodges, Fanone and Gonell described first-hand the violence toward law enforcement during the first hearing of the House Jan. 6 committee, telling lawmakers they all feared for their lives.
Edwards, who testified at a different Jan. 6 committee hearing, said called the Capitol attack a "war scene."
"There were officers on the ground. You know, they were bleeding. They were throwing up. You know, they had, I mean, I saw friends with blood all over their faces. I was slipping in people's blood. I was catching people as they fell."
Biden has repeatedly condemned the Capitol attack as a dark day for American democracy.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday that Biden's focus on the second anniversary of the attack will be to recognize Americans who "showed those best values of who we are."
