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Remarks by President Obama at Presentation of the Medal of Honor, June 2, 2015

by Gary Kopycinski on June 2, 2015

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President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor for Army Sgt. William Shemin to Ina Bass, left, and Elsie Shemin-Roth, who accepted the medal on behalf of their late father, at the White House, June 2, 2015. During the ceremony, Obama also awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously to Army Pvt. Henry Johnson. Both solders were World War I veterans. DoD screen shot