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Medal of Honor recipient (ret.) Air Force Lt. Col. Joe M. Jackson, Army Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Causey and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz stand together during the USO of Metropolitan Washington 30th Annual Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., March 22, 2012. Causey served in the Air Force as an explosive ordinance disposal technician and later joined the U.S. Army. He is a combat veteran and a wounded warrior.

Medal of Honor recipient (ret.) Air Force Lt. Col. Joe M. Jackson, Army Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Causey and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz stand together during the USO of Metropolitan Washington 30th Annual Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., March 22, 2012. Causey served in the Air Force as an explosive ordinance disposal technician and later joined the U.S. Army. He is a combat veteran and a wounded warrior.

Medal of Honor recipient (ret.) Air Force Lt. Col. Joe M. Jackson, Army Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Causey and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz stand together during the USO of Metropolitan Washington 30th Annual Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., March 22, 2012. Causey served in the Air Force as an explosive ordinance disposal technician and later joined the U.S. Army. He is a combat veteran and a wounded warrior.

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