Oregon Army National Guard Spc. Jonathan M. Sweeney, with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, shakes hands with National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) President, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Sept. 12, in Baltimore, Maryland. Sweeney was recognized for his efforts in thwarting a child kidnapping in downtown Portland, Oregon, last winter, and was presented the Valley Forge Cross for Heroism during the ceremony. (Photo by Capt. Leslie Reed, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

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