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Today the President will present
the nation’s highest military decoration, the Medal of
Honor, to Army Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry for his actions
while serving in Afghanistan.
Pertry lost his right hand when he redirected a live enemy grenade that could have killed two of his fellow Army Rangers.
This presentation marks the second occasion since the Vietnam War that the Medal of Honor has been presented to a living soldier. It's the ninth Medal of Honor presented to a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Watch the presentation
live at the White House today at 2:15 p.m. Eastern. 
In Our New Issue
Our Spring 2013 issue highlights stories you might not know about the military. We'll debunk common military myths and explore little-known tales of heroism, while finding the stories behind some of the military's most prominent traditions.
Today's Photo
An Air Force pararescueman prepares to rappel down from a HH-60G Pave Hawk earlier this month over the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti. The 449th Air Expeditionary Group regularly conducts training in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Byers
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