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Then-Staff Sgt. Leroy A. Petry re-enlists with the Army Rangers during a May 2010 ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Petry, now a sergeant first class, at a July 12, 2011, White House ceremony. U.S. Army photo

Then-Staff Sgt. Leroy A. Petry re-enlists with the Army Rangers during a May 2010 ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Petry, now a sergeant first class, at a July 12, 2011, White House ceremony. U.S. Army photo

Then-Staff Sgt. Leroy A. Petry re-enlists with the Army Rangers during a May 2010 ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Petry, now a sergeant first class, at a July 12, 2011, White House ceremony. U.S. Army photo

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