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Medal for Distinguished Public Service

Defense Secretary Ash Carter awards the Honorable Barack H. Obama, 44th President of the United States, with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service during a Armed Forces full honor review farewell ceremony in Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., on Jan. 4, 2017.

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