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Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John Keane presents William Carter, left, and Edward A. Carter III a shadow box filled with the Medal of Honor and other awards and decorations earned by their father, Army Sgt. 1st Class Edward A. Carter Jr. during World War II. The Army barred the war hero from the service in 1949 on the strength of an allegation it knew was totally unsupported after years of secret investigations and record keeping. The Army expunged Carter's tainted discharge and apologized to his family Nov. 10 during ceremonies in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. Photo by Rudi Williams

Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John Keane presents William Carter, left, and Edward A. Carter III a shadow box filled with the Medal of Honor and other awards and decorations earned by their father, Army Sgt. 1st Class Edward A. Carter Jr. during World War II. The Army barred the war hero from the service in 1949 on the strength of an allegation it knew was totally unsupported after years of secret investigations and record keeping. The Army expunged Carter's tainted discharge and apologized to his family Nov. 10 during ceremonies in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. Photo by Rudi Williams

Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John Keane presents William Carter, left, and Edward A. Carter III a shadow box filled with the Medal of Honor and other awards and decorations earned by their father, Army Sgt. 1st Class Edward A. Carter Jr. during World War II. The Army barred the war hero from the service in 1949 on the strength of an allegation it knew was totally unsupported after years of secret investigations and record keeping. The Army expunged Carter's tainted discharge and apologized to his family Nov. 10 during ceremonies in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. Photo by Rudi Williams

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