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    Medal Of Honor awarded to Capt. Swenson [Image 10 of 47]

    Medal Of Honor awarded to Capt. Swenson

    FORT MYER, VA, UNITED STATES

    10.15.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Mikki Sprenkle 

    55th Signal Company (Combat Camera)   

    Former Army Capt. William D. Swenson stands at attention as President Barack Obama listens to the reading of the citation before awarding Swenson the Medal of Honor, on October 15, 2013, at the East Room of the White House; Washington, D.C. Swenson is being awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in a lengthy battle against the Taliban insurgents in the Ganjgal Valley on September 8, 2009. Which claimed the lives of five American Soldiers, 10 Afghan army troops, and an interpreter. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Mikki L. Sprenkle/Released)

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    Date Taken: 10.15.2013
    Date Posted: 10.31.2013 11:49
    Photo ID: 1043946
    VIRIN: 131015-A-KH856-216
    Resolution: 3792x2524
    Size: 1.31 MB
    Location: FORT MYER, VA, US

    Web Views: 46
    Downloads: 8

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