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Charlie Kirk, the conservative leader shot dead last month on a Utah campus, will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously on Tuesday, Oct. 14, which would have been his 32nd birthday.

The life and ministry of Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, inspired countless Americans and Christians to live lives of truth, sacrifice and courage, especially in the public square.

President Trump announced Friday that Kirk would receive America's highest civilian honor at the White House.

"We're giving him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest honor you get outside of the Congressional Medal of Honor," he said. "Erika, his beautiful wife, is going to be here, and a lot of people are going to be here."