Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2020-11-20
Invested on: 2023-12-07
Stephanie Case, M.S.M.
Chamonix, France
Stephanie Case founded Free to Run, a non-profit organization that provides women and girls in areas of conflict with access to outdoor adventure sports and life skills training. The programs foster their development as community leaders who reach across cultural, religious and ethnic divides in order to change attitudes about their roles in society. Currently operating in Afghanistan and Iraq, the program encourages female participants to safely and boldly reclaim public space.