US President Barack Obama speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House September 15, 2014 in Washington, DC. Obama awarded Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration, and posthumously awarded one to Army Spc. Donald Sloat, who died in the Vietnam War.

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US President Barack Obama speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House September 15, 2014 in Washington, DC. Obama awarded Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration, and posthumously awarded one to Army Spc. Donald Sloat, who died in the Vietnam War.

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