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Medal of Honor recipients Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, left and Capt. William Swenson, right, stand during the Pledge of Allegiance, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., during a ceremony to honor them and other recipients of the Medal of Honor who are from Washington state. Petry lost his hand in 2008 when an enemy grenade he was throwing away from fellow soldiers detonated while in combat in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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**FILE** Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry and his wife, Ashley, arrive March 14, 2012, at the Booksellers area of the White House for the State Dinner hosted by President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha. (Associated Press)

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