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    Kettles Medal of Honor [Image 7 of 12]

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    A formal ceremony is taking place in what appears to be the East Room of the White House, with a man in a dark suit speaking at a presidential podium bearing the Seal of the President of the United States. An elderly man in a U.S. Army dress uniform with medals sits in the background to the left, alongside a large framed Medal of Honor flag display. An audience is seated facing the podium.

    WHITE HOUSE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

    07.18.2016

    Photo by Spc. Tammy Marshall 

    Army Multimedia and Visual Information Division

    President Barack Obama addresses the audience during a Medal of Honor Ceremony for retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Charles Kettles at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 18, 2016. Kettles was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while serving as a Flight Commander assigned to the 176th Aviation Company (Airmobile) (Light), 14th Combat Aviation Battalion, Americal Division. Then-Maj. Kettles distinguished himself in combat operations near Duc Pho, Republic of Vietnam, on May 15, 1967. He led a platoon of UH-1D helicopters to provide support to the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, during an ambush by a battalion-sized enemy force. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tammy Nooner))

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    Date Taken: 07.18.2016
    Date Posted: 07.18.2016 18:12
    Photo ID: 2728752
    VIRIN: 160718-A-TZ640-040
    Resolution: 3681x2450
    Size: 827.77 KB
    Location: WHITE HOUSE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US

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