Former VP Mike Pence set to receive JFK Profile in Courage Award

Former Vice President Mike Pence is being recognized at an awards ceremony in Boston on Sunday where he will be presented with the John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his actions on Jan Pence who certified the ballot following a violent insurrection at the Capitol is being recognized for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of power Caroline Kennedy and Ed Schlossberg also writing His decision is an example of President Kennedy s belief that an act of political courage can change the program of history Pence say he s reliably been inspired by JFK and responded to the honor on his way in saying he s very humbled Past recipients include former presidents Barack Obama and George H W Bush