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    Polish Embassy Medal of Honor Award Ceremony and Reception

    WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    03.02.2026

    Photo by Laura Buchta 

    Army Multimedia and Visual Information Division

    Tom Sileo speaks during an award ceremony and reception at the Polish Embassy in Washington, D.C., March 2, 2026. The event honored U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on Aug. 28, 2013. At that time, he was serving as an Infantryman with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division in Forward Operating Base Ghazni, during Operation Enduring Freedom. Sileo is the author of Ollis’s biography, "I Have Your Back: How an American Soldier Became an International Hero."

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    Date Taken: 03.02.2026
    Date Posted: 03.03.2026 13:00
    Photo ID: 9546638
    VIRIN: 260302-A-VS818-1549
    Resolution: 5978x3985
    Size: 6.65 MB
    Location: WASHINGTON, US

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