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Command Sgt. Maj. Louis Wilson of the New York Army National Guard accepts a Medal of Honor on behalf of the late Pvt. Henry Johnson in a ceremony at the White House, June 2, 2015. Johnson, who served with the 369th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters, received the award for heroic actions during World War I in France.

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Command Sgt. Maj. Louis Wilson of the New York Army National Guard accepts a Medal of Honor on behalf of the late Pvt. Henry Johnson in a ceremony at the White House, June 2, 2015. Johnson, who served with the 369th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters, received the award for heroic actions during World War I in France.

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