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President Joe Biden presents the Medal of Honor to Army Master Sgt. Earl D. Plumlee during a ceremony at the White House, Dec. 16, 2021. Plumlee received the award for actions of valor on Aug. 28, 2013, when he engaged invading insurgents at a U.S. base near Ghazni, Afghanistan.

Medal of Honor recipient Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams, center, is inducted into the Hall of Heroes during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Oct. 31, 2019. Joining him on stage are, from left, Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy; Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper; Williams' wife; and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

President Donald J. Trump presents Army Master Sgt. Matthew Williams with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House, Oct. 30, 2019.

President Donald J. Trump presents the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 25, 2019.

Medal of Honor recipients Navy Lt. Tommy Norris, center, and Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha, left, participate in an Army full honors wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of the commemoration for National Medal of Honor Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., March 25, 2019.

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan inducts Medal of Honor recipient and former Army Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer II into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Oct. 2, 2018. DOD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan and Army Secretary Mark T. Esper host a ceremony posthumously inducting Medal of Honor recipient Army 1st. Lt. Garlin M. Conner into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, June 27, 2018.