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President Barack Obama gives remarks during the Medal of Honor presentation ceremony for former Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha in the East Room 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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President Barack Obama gives remarks during the Medal of Honor presentation ceremony for former Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha in the East Room 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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