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Dr. Jordy Cox of Phoenix, Ariz., who selflessly volunteered and offered his medical skills to perform surgeries in the Congo, Haiti, and the Ivory Coast, speaks after receiving the Citizen Service Above Self Medal from the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation.

Dr. Jordy Cox of Phoenix, Ariz., who selflessly volunteered and offered his medical skills to perform surgeries in the Congo, Haiti, and the Ivory Coast, speaks after receiving the Citizen Service Above Self Medal from the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation.

Dr. Jordy Cox of Phoenix, Ariz., who selflessly volunteered and offered his medical skills to perform surgeries in the Congo, Haiti, and the Ivory Coast, speaks after receiving the Citizen Service Above Self Medal from the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation.

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