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Tina Duran-Ruvalcaba accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of her late father, Army Spec. 4 Jesus S. Duran, from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Duran distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an acting M-60 machine gunner assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Company E, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Vietnam, April 10, 1969.

Tina Duran-Ruvalcaba accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of her late father, Army Spec. 4 Jesus S. Duran, from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Duran distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an acting M-60 machine gunner assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Company E, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Vietnam, April 10, 1969.

Tina Duran-Ruvalcaba accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of her late father, Army Spec. 4 Jesus S. Duran, from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Duran distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an acting M-60 machine gunner assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Company E, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Vietnam, April 10, 1969.

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