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Former Army Sgt. Kyle Jerome White receives the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama for his life-saving actions during a Nov. 9, 2007, Taliban ambush in Afghanistan. White received the nation's highest military award at a May 13, 2014, White House ceremony. U.S. Army photo by J.D. Leipold

Former Army Sgt. Kyle Jerome White receives the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama for his life-saving actions during a Nov. 9, 2007, Taliban ambush in Afghanistan. White received the nation's highest military award at a May 13, 2014, White House ceremony. U.S. Army photo by J.D. Leipold

Former Army Sgt. Kyle Jerome White receives the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama for his life-saving actions during a Nov. 9, 2007, Taliban ambush in Afghanistan. White received the nation's highest military award at a May 13, 2014, White House ceremony. U.S. Army photo by J.D. Leipold

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