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President Barack Obama awards former Army Sgt. Kyle J. White the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during a ceremony at the White House, May 13, 2014. White received the medal for courageous actions while serving as a platoon radio telephone operator during combat operations against an armed enemy in Afghanistan's Nuristan province, Nov. 9, 2007.

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President Barack Obama awards former Army Sgt. Kyle J. White the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during a ceremony at the White House, May 13, 2014. White received the medal for courageous actions while serving as a platoon radio telephone operator during combat operations against an armed enemy in Afghanistan's Nuristan province, Nov. 9, 2007.

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