President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to Command Sergeant Major Louis Wilson of the New York National Guard, accepting on behalf of the late Army Private Henry Johnson, for actions while serving in France during World War I, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House June 2, 2015 in Washington, DC. Obama awarded the medal to two war heroes whose acts went unrewarded in their lifetime, because of discrimination.

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President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to Command Sergeant Major Louis Wilson of the New York National Guard, accepting on behalf of the late Army Private Henry Johnson, for actions while serving in France during World War I, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House June 2, 2015 in Washington, DC. Obama awarded the medal to two war heroes whose acts went unrewarded in their lifetime, because of discrimination.

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