President Barack Obama Awards the Medal of Honor Posthumously to Private First Class Henry Svehla, U.S. Army

President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor posthumously to Private First Class Henry Svehla, U.S. Army, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, May 2, 2011. Pfc. Svehla's sister, Dorothy Mathews, accept the medal for the family. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)