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Hershel "Woody" Williams, center, the last living Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima, speaks with Capt. Thomas J. Chassee, commanding officer of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, left, and Col. Brad Weisz, deputy commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, aboard USS Iwo Jima, Norkolk, Va. Feb. 23, 2010.

MEDAL OF HONOR

Hershel "Woody" Williams, center, the last living Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima, speaks with Capt. Thomas J. Chassee, commanding officer of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, left, and Col. Brad Weisz, deputy commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, aboard USS Iwo Jima, Norkolk, Va. Feb. 23, 2010.

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