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Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Carl E. Clark, 95, offers remarks after Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, behind Clark, presented him with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a Combat Distinguishing Device in Mountain View, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012. Mabus presented the medal to Clark for his actions during World War II.

A MEDAL AT 95

Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Carl E. Clark, 95, offers remarks after Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, behind Clark, presented him with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a Combat Distinguishing Device in Mountain View, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012. Mabus presented the medal to Clark for his actions during World War II.

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