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World War II Ghost Army veterans Seymour Nussenbaum, standing left, John Christman, sitting left, and Bernard (Bernie) Bluestein, sitting right, pose for a photo with the Congressional Gold Medal alongside members of Congress, the Department of Defense, friends, and family during a ceremony honoring the veterans in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 21, 2024. Special guests in attendance were Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Sens. Susan Collins and Edward Markey, Reps. Ann McLane Kuster, Celeste Maloy, and Chris Stewart, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Tanya J. Bradsher, Secretary of the U.S. Army Christine E. Wormuth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., and Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. Randy A. George. During the ceremony, Ghost Army veterans formerly assigned to the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133rd Signal Service Company received the Congressional Gold Medal for their significant contributions toward defeating Nazi Germany and the Axis powers with their creative use of deception. (U.S. Army photo by Henry Villarama)
| Date Taken: | 03.21.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 03.21.2024 14:17 |
| Photo ID: | 8301727 |
| VIRIN: | 240321-A-AR102-2005 |
| Resolution: | 4468x2979 |
| Size: | 6.51 MB |
| Location: | ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 156 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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