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Army Sgt. Ashley Randall accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of her late grandfather, Army Pvt. Demensio Rivera, from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Rivera distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty as an automatic rifleman assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Platoon, Company G, 7th Infantry Regiment, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Changyong-ni, Korea, May 23

GRANDFATHER'S HONOR

Army Sgt. Ashley Randall accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of her late grandfather, Army Pvt. Demensio Rivera, from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House, March 18, 2014. Rivera distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty as an automatic rifleman assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Platoon, Company G, 7th Infantry Regiment, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Changyong-ni, Korea, May 23

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