For Medal of Honor Recipient, Award Is A Long Time Coming -- CNN
Four years after a brutal battle in Afghanistan in which he was "outnumbered, outgunned, and taking casualties," former U.S. Army Captain William Swenson will become the sixth living recipient of the Medal of Honor at a ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the White House.
Swenson, who retired from the Army in 2011, is being awarded the medal for his actions in the 2009 Battle of Ganjgal Valley in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of five Americans. Swenson is credited with risking his life to recover the bodies of his fellow soldiers.
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My Comment: This is a short clip of former U.S. Army Captain William Swenson discussing what happened on that day. On a side note .... it is going to be an interesting day at the White House .... a Medal of Honor ceremony amid all the efforts to avoid a possible U.S. government debt default.
A news roundup of today's Medal of Honor ceremony will be posted at 20:00 EST.
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