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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Medal of Honor recipients, lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery during National Medal of Honor Day at Arlington National Cemetery, March 25, 2009. in a statement, Obama described Medal of Honor recipients as "foremost examples of greatness in service and sacrifice."

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Medal of Honor recipients, lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery during National Medal of Honor Day at Arlington National Cemetery, March 25, 2009. in a statement, Obama described Medal of Honor recipients as "foremost examples of greatness in service and sacrifice."

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Medal of Honor recipients, lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery during National Medal of Honor Day at Arlington National Cemetery, March 25, 2009. in a statement, Obama described Medal of Honor recipients as "foremost examples of greatness in service and sacrifice."

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