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From left to right; Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Woodke, Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams and Marine Corps Director of Staff Lt. Gen. Willie J. Williams stand together during the USO of Metropolitan Washington 30th Annual Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., March 22, 2012. Woodke is a combat veteran and a wounded warrior.

From left to right; Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Woodke, Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams and Marine Corps Director of Staff Lt. Gen. Willie J. Williams stand together during the USO of Metropolitan Washington 30th Annual Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., March 22, 2012. Woodke is a combat veteran and a wounded warrior.

From left to right; Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Woodke, Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams and Marine Corps Director of Staff Lt. Gen. Willie J. Williams stand together during the USO of Metropolitan Washington 30th Annual Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., March 22, 2012. Woodke is a combat veteran and a wounded warrior.

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