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Paul Monti, left, the father of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. stand near Monti's burial site on Veterans Day at the Massachusetts National Ceremony in Bourne, Mass., Nov. 11, 2009. Sgt. 1st Class Monti was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, Sept. 17, 2009, after being killed in action by insurgent fire in Afghanistan when he attempted to rescue a wounded soldier.

HONORING A SON

Paul Monti, left, the father of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. stand near Monti's burial site on Veterans Day at the Massachusetts National Ceremony in Bourne, Mass., Nov. 11, 2009. Sgt. 1st Class Monti was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, Sept. 17, 2009, after being killed in action by insurgent fire in Afghanistan when he attempted to rescue a wounded soldier.

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