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Charles Baldonado accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of his late brother, Army Cpl. Joe R. Baldonado, from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Baldonado distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an acting machine gunner assigned to 3rd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, 187th Infantry Regiment, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Kangdong, Korea, Nov. 25, 1950.

Charles Baldonado accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of his late brother, Army Cpl. Joe R. Baldonado, from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Baldonado distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an acting machine gunner assigned to 3rd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, 187th Infantry Regiment, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Kangdong, Korea, Nov. 25, 1950.

Charles Baldonado accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of his late brother, Army Cpl. Joe R. Baldonado, from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Baldonado distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an acting machine gunner assigned to 3rd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, 187th Infantry Regiment, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Kangdong, Korea, Nov. 25, 1950.

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