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Medal of Honor

President Joe Biden presents the Medal of Honor to Katherine Celiz, left, widow of Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz, and the couple's daughter, Shannon, during a ceremony at the White House on Dec. 16, 2021. Celiz was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions of valor during Operation Freedom’s Sentinel while serving as a battalion mortar platoon sergeant with Company D, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, in Afghanistan, July 12, 2018.

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