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Joe Rodriguez accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of his late uncle, Army Pvt. Miguel A. Vera, during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Vera distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an automatic rifleman assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company F, 38th Infantry Regiment, in Chorwon, Korea, Sept. 21, 1952.

Joe Rodriguez accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of his late uncle, Army Pvt. Miguel A. Vera, during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Vera distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an automatic rifleman assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company F, 38th Infantry Regiment, in Chorwon, Korea, Sept. 21, 1952.

Joe Rodriguez accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of his late uncle, Army Pvt. Miguel A. Vera, during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Vera distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an automatic rifleman assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company F, 38th Infantry Regiment, in Chorwon, Korea, Sept. 21, 1952.

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