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Behind the Scenes with President Obama's Medal of Honor Recipient

July 22, 2016

"A soldier never leaves his comrades behind." Almost 50 years ago, U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Charles Kettles heroically rescued 44 Americans under fire while serving in Vietnam. President Obama awarded him with the nation's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor: http://go.wh.gov/ZeBLdE