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President Barack Obama posthumously awards Army Sgt. 1st. Class Jared C. Monti from Raynham, Mass., the Medal of Honor to his parents, Paul and Janet Monti, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2009.

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President Barack Obama posthumously awards Army Sgt. 1st. Class Jared C. Monti from Raynham, Mass., the Medal of Honor to his parents, Paul and Janet Monti, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2009.

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