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Colin Romesha, son of former Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha, stands briefly at the podium during the Medal of Honor ceremony for his father at the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 2013. Romesha received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a daylong firefight in Afghanistan in October 2009.

Colin Romesha, son of former Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha, stands briefly at the podium during the Medal of Honor ceremony for his father at the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 2013. Romesha received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a daylong firefight in Afghanistan in October 2009.

Colin Romesha, son of former Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha, stands briefly at the podium during the Medal of Honor ceremony for his father at the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 2013. Romesha received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a daylong firefight in Afghanistan in October 2009.

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