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Alice Mendoza accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of her late husband, Army Staff Sgt. Manuel V. Mendoza, from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Mendoza distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a platoon sergeant assigned to the 88th Infantry Division's Company B, 350th Infantry Regiment, during combat operations against an armed enemy on Mt. Battaglia, Italy, Oct. 4, 1944.

Alice Mendoza accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of her late husband, Army Staff Sgt. Manuel V. Mendoza, from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Mendoza distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a platoon sergeant assigned to the 88th Infantry Division's Company B, 350th Infantry Regiment, during combat operations against an armed enemy on Mt. Battaglia, Italy, Oct. 4, 1944.

Alice Mendoza accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of her late husband, Army Staff Sgt. Manuel V. Mendoza, from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Mendoza distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a platoon sergeant assigned to the 88th Infantry Division's Company B, 350th Infantry Regiment, during combat operations against an armed enemy on Mt. Battaglia, Italy, Oct. 4, 1944.

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