Young Patriot Receives Defense Medal for Public Service

A 13-year-old patriot from New Jersey received the Defense Department’s top award for public service at a Pentagon ceremony today.

Last year, Rizzolo organized the first Freedom Walk in his community and also wrote a book, titled “20 Steps to a Freedom Walk,” that urges students nationwide to stage their own walks.

Rizzolo is donating the proceeds from his book to his community’s ASY-affiliated project Operation Goody Bag, which sends goods and other gifts to first responders and overseas-deployed servicemembers.

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