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Obama giving Medal of Honor to 24 vets from 3 wars

By JIM KUHNHENN - Associated Press

Spc. Santiago J. Erevia is awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. President Obama awarded 24 Army veterans the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in recognition of their valor during major combat operations in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama gives Medal of Honor to 24 vets from 3 wars

By Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press

President Barack Obama awards Army Spc. Santiago Erevia the Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. President Obama awarded the Medals of Honor to 24 ethnic or minority U.S. soldiers who performed acts of bravery under fire in three of the nation’s wars, that were denied because of prejudice. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Obama presents Medal of Honor to 24 veterans

By JIM KUHNHENN - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Melvin Morris of Cocoa, Fla. More than four decades after Morris was commended for courageous actions while a staff sergeant during combat operations on Sept. 17, 1969, in South Vietnam, President Barack Obama will bestow on Morris, now 72, and 23 other veterans the Medal of Honor. The action follows a congressionally mandated review to ensure that eligible recipients were not bypassed due to prejudice. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)

Okla. native among vets to receive Medal of Honor

Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Melvin Morris of Cocoa, Fla. More than four decades after Morris was commended for courageous actions while a staff sergeant during combat operations on Sept. 17, 1969, in South Vietnam, President Barack Obama will bestow on the Florida man, now 72, and 23 other veterans the Medal of Honor. The action follows a congressionally mandated review to ensure that eligible recipients were not bypassed due to prejudice. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)

Florida man shocked to learn of Medal of Honor: ‘I fell to my knees’

By DAVID FISCHER - Associated Press

These photos released by the U.S. Army show, from left, Spec. 4 Santiago J. Erevia, Sgt. 1st Class Jose Rodela and Staff Sgt. Melvin Morris. Seeking to correct potential acts of bias spanning three wars, President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor on March 18, 2014, to 24 Army veterans, including Erevia, Rodela and Morris, who are still alive and fought in the Vietnam War, following a congressionally mandated review to ensure that eligible recipients were not bypassed due to prejudice. Of the 24, eight fought in the Vietnam War, nine in the Korean War and seven in World War II. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)

Obama to award Medal of Honor to 24 Army veterans

By JIM KUHNHENN - Associated Press