President Barack Obama congratulates former Capt. William D. Swenson just after he presented him with the Medal of Honor in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 15, 2013. In six hours of continuous fighting against more than 60 well-armed, well-positioned enemy fighters, Swenson braved intense enemy fire and willfully put his life in danger against the enemy's main effort, multiple times in service of his fallen and wounded comrades while serving as an Afghan Border Police adviser, in support of 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), during combat operations in the Battle of Ganjgal, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 8, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller)
| Date Taken: | 10.15.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 10.16.2013 03:03 |
| Photo ID: | 1035071 |
| VIRIN: | 131015-A-AJ780-007 |
| Resolution: | 3196x3024 |
| Size: | 3.53 MB |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
| Hometown: | SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US |
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Former Army captain receives Medal of Honor at White House
Medal of Honor
Afghanistan
President Barack Obama
President of the United States (POTUS)
