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Four Army veterans earn the Medal of Honor for heroism during Vietnam War

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President Biden on Tuesday awarded the Medal of Honor to four Army veterans for extraordinary acts of heroism during the Vietnam War.

The recipients — Staff Sgt. Edward N. Kaneshiro, Spc. 5th Class Dwight W. Birdwell, Spc. 5th Class Dennis M. Fujii and Major John J. Duffy — joined the small cadre of service members who have received the nation’s highest recognition of valor.

“Today we’re setting the record straight,” Mr. Biden said at a White House ceremony where he presented the medals decades after the soldiers distinguished themselves on the battlefield.

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