Editing Bob Dole (section)

==Awards==
Dole was presented with the [[Presidential Citizens Medal]] by President Ronald Reagan on January 18, 1989.<ref>{{cite web |title=Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Citizens Medal |url=https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/remarks-presentation-ceremony-presidential-citizens-medal |website=Reagan Library |publisher=National Archives |access-date=December 5, 2021 |date=January 18, 1989}}</ref>

Senator Dole was presented the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by President Bill Clinton on January 17, 1997, for service to his country in the military and in his political career. In his acceptance remarks in the [[East Room of the White House]], Dole remarked "I had a dream that I would be here this historic week receiving something from the president — but I thought it would be the front-door key".<ref name="auto"/>

Dole received the U.S. Senator John Heinz Award for Greatest Public Service by an Elected or Appointed Official, an award given out annually by [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service|Jefferson Awards]], in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national |title=Jefferson Awards FoundationNational – Jefferson Awards Foundation |publisher=Jeffersonawards.org |access-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national |archive-date=November 24, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<!--This stays commented out until someone finds a citation In October 2001, Dole received the Gold Good Citizenship award from the National Society of the [[Sons of the American Revolution]]. -->

Dole received the American Patriot Award from the [[National Defense University (Washington, D.C.)|National Defense University]] in 2004 for his lifelong dedication to the United States and his service in World War&nbsp;II.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Patriot Award |url=https://ndufoundation.org/programs/american-patriot-award |website=ndufoundation.org |access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref>

On September 30, 2015, the National Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Centennial (NCAGC) honored Senator Dole with the organization's Survivor's Gratitude Award in the category of "Hero of Responsibility and Principle" for his tireless efforts in raising attention to the Armenian genocide and its victims.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hairenik |url=http://armenianweekly.com/2015/10/09/bob-dole-honored/ |title=Bob Dole Honored As 'Hero Of Responsibility And Principle' By NCAGC |work=Armenian Weekly |date=October 9, 2015 |access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Roig-Franzia |first1=Manuel |title='The unparalleled champion': Bob Dole's forgotten fight to get Washington to recognize the Armenian genocide |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-unparalleled-champion-bob-doles-forgotten-fight-to-get-washington-to-recognize-the-armenian-genocide/2021/06/04/cc023cb8-b4c7-11eb-9059-d8176b9e3798_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=December 5, 2021 |date=June 7, 2021}}</ref>

For his lobbying efforts on behalf of [[Kosovo Albanians]] before, during, and after the [[Kosovo War]], Albanian President [[Bujar Nishani]] awarded Dole Albania's highest civilian honor, the [[National Flag Decoration]] medal, at a May 2017 ceremony in Washington, D.C.<ref name="TiranaTimesDole">{{cite news|title=Albanian president honors former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole|url=http://www.tiranatimes.com/?p=132680|work=Tirana Times|date=June 2, 2017}}</ref>

Dole was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his service to the nation as a "soldier, legislator and statesman" on January 17, 2018.<ref>See {{USPL|115|60}}</ref>

The U.S. Congress unanimously passed a bill promoting the 95-year-old Dole from captain to colonel for his service during World War II in 2019.<ref name="HoR-20190327">{{cite web|url=https://marshall.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-unanimously-passes-bill-promote-sen-dole-army-colonel|title=House Unanimously Passes Bill to Promote Sen. Dole to Army Colonel|publisher=[[U.S House of Representatives]]|access-date=March 27, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327171058/https://marshall.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-unanimously-passes-bill-promote-sen-dole-army-colonel|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="SandS-20190408">{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=Trump signs bill raising Bob Dole's military rank to colonel |url=https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/trump-signs-bill-raising-bob-dole-s-military-rank-to-colonel-1.576202 |access-date=May 11, 2019 |work=Stars and Stripes |date=April 8, 2019 |archive-date=May 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511191707/https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/trump-signs-bill-raising-bob-dole-s-military-rank-to-colonel-1.576202 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "I've had a great life and this is sort of icing on the cake. It's not that I have to be a colonel; I was happy being a captain and it pays the same," Dole said, jokingly.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kimmons |first1=Sean |title=Former Sen. Dole, a decorated WWII veteran, promoted to colonel |url=https://www.army.mil/article/221973/former_sen_dole_a_decorated_wwii_veteran_promoted_to_colonel |website=US Army |access-date=December 5, 2021 |date=October 8, 2019}}</ref>