WASHINGTON, July 6 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on July 4, 2024, at the presentation of the Medal of Honor to Army Private Philip G. Shadrach and Private George D. Wilson: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Please be seated. Thank you. It's a long time in coming. One year into the civil war to abolish slavery, a fighting raged across the states. The fate of the nation hung in the balance. President Abraham Lincoln created an award to honor ordinary Americans who showed extraordinary co  more