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The medals were given for acts of "gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty." Two were awarded posthumously, including one to the first Black recipient since the Vietnam War.
President Biden on Thursday awarded the Medal of Honor to three soldiers for their actions serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, including one who became the first Black service member to be given the Medal of Honor for actions since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Biden awarded the nation's highest.
The medals were given for acts of "gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty." Two were awarded posthumously, including one to the first Black recipient since the Vietnam War.