President Obama Awards Medal Of Honor To Vietnam War Army Command Sergeant And Specialist

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: William Sloat (L) of Enid, Oklahoma, accepts the Medal of Honor on his brothers behalf, from U.S. President Barack Obama (R) during an East Room ceremony at the White House September 15, 2014 in Washington, DC. Sloat's brorther, Specialist Four Donald P. Sloat was awarded with the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions during combat operations in the vicinity of Hawk Hill Fire Base, Republic of Vietnam, on January 17, 1970 while serving as a Machine gunner with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)