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President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor posthumously to U.S. Army Pfc. Henry Svehla during a ceremony at the White House, May 2, 2011. Svehla's sister, Dorothy Mathews, accepted the medal for the family.

MEDAL OF HONOR

President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor posthumously to U.S. Army Pfc. Henry Svehla during a ceremony at the White House, May 2, 2011. Svehla's sister, Dorothy Mathews, accepted the medal for the family.

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