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Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer II

Army Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer II poses for a portrait at the Pentagon, Oct. 2, 2018. Shurer was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while serving as a senior medical sergeant with the Special Forces Operational Detachment A3336, Special Forces Task-Force 33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008.

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