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Medal of Honor recipient: "Valor was everywhere"

Former Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Pitts was awarded the nation's highest honor, as President Obama presented the 28-year-old New Hampshire native with the Medal of Honor. Pitts defended a key observation post during one of the most intense battles of the Afghan war. Nine of Pitts comrades were killed in the battle. David Martin reports.
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