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                    US Army Sergeant Receives Medal of Honor

   The highest U.S. military honor has been presented to Army Staff
   Sergeant Ty Carter, who risked his life to save a wounded soldier who
   was pinned down by enemy fire during a 2009 battle in Afghanistan.
   U.S. President Barack Obama presented the Congressional Medal of Honor
   to Sergeant Carter during a ceremony Monday at the White House. Mr.
   Obama called Carter a true hero and said his service and selfless
   actions saved many lives.
   Carter is the second U.S. service member to receive the award for
   bravery in an October 3, 2009 battle, during which Taliban insurgents
   tried to overrun Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan`s Nuristan
   province. Eight U.S. soldiers were killed in the fighting.
   It is the first battle since the Vietnam War in which two living
   service members earned the Medal of Honor. Staff Sergeant Clinton
   Romesha received his medal in February.
   The last battle for which two living service members received the Medal
   of Honor was the 1967 Battle of Ap Bac in Vietnam.
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