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7 gifts for history and geography fans
Stumped as to what to buy for that nephew who can name every president or the uncle with maps all over the house? Here are some of the best of the season's new geography and history books, from a history of both Bush presidencies to the latest edition of the magnificent Oxford world atlas.
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Dakota Meyer and nine others: what they did to receive the Medal of Honor
Dakota Meyer among soldiers who distinguished themselves: For going above and beyond the call of duty, Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer was awarded Thursday the Medal of Honor, the US government’s highest military decoration. He joins nine other distinguished soldiers who received the award for service in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars. Take a look at these men who risked their lives to protect America.
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Dakota Meyer, a Marine who disregarded orders, is awarded Medal of Honor
Dakota Meyer, a former Marine Corps corporal, was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of 36 US and Afghan troops pinned down in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan in 2009.
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Medal of Honor awarded to US Army sergeant for Afghan action
Medal of Honor was presented to Sergeant 1st Class Leroy Petry by President Obama Tuesday, which also was the Medal of Honor's 149th birthday.
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Medal of Honor: Ranger who grabbed grenade in Afghanistan to receive award
Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, a father of four, will be the second living veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to receive the award.
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At Pentagon, Medal of Honor recipient inducted into Hall of Heroes
At a Pentagon ceremony Wednesday, Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, freshly awarded the Medal of Honor for valor, joined a select group of service members inducted into the Hall of Heroes.
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Salvatore Giunta awarded Medal of Honor
President Obama awarded the medal of honor to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta at a White House ceremony on Tuesday.
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Medal of Honor recipient Salvatore Giunta tells his story
Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta is the first living soldier from the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be chosen to receive the Medal of Honor. Here's his story of what happened that day in Afghanistan.
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Medal of Honor for living soldier: first time since Vietnam
Medal of Honor bestowals from Iraq and Afghanistan – seven of them – have all occurred posthumously. Now Iowa Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta will receive a Medal of Honor for bravery during battle in Afghanistan.
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Medal of Honor to be awarded for soldier's actions in 2007 Afghan ambush
Medal of Honor: President Obama will bestow upon a living service member the Medal of Honor for service in Iraq or Afghanistan for the first time.
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