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A smiling man wearing a Hawaiian lei holds open a book.

Book Display

Medal of Honor recipient Donald E. Ballard, a former sailor, displays a book containing signatures of some of the living Medal of Honor recipients during a ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, Oct. 4, 2012. Honolulu hosted the 2012 Medal of Honor Convention with events honoring the recipients.

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  • Credit: Navy Seaman Diana Quinlan VIRIN: 121004-N-WF272-133.JPG
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