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Obama awards Medal of Honor to black, Jewish WWI veterans

Name: Obama awards Medal of Honor to black, Jewish WWI veterans
Uploaded: 2015-06-02T14:26:12-0400
Duration: 3 min 18 s
Description: President Obama awards the Medal of Honor posthumously to two World War I veterans, Private Henry Johnson and Sergeant William Shemin, saying the men never got the recognition they deserved for their heroism.

President Obama awards the Medal of Honor posthumously to two World War I veterans, Private Henry Johnson and Sergeant William Shemin, saying the men never got the recognition they deserved for their heroism.