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WASHINGTON -- Paul Ray Smith's 11-year-old son, standing only chest-high to President Bush, accepted the nation's highest award for valor on Monday for his late father, who exposed himself to enemy fire in Iraq and saved at least 100 of his fellow U.S. soldiers.
Outnumbered and exposed, Army Sgt. 1st Class Smith stayed at his gun, holding back an advancing Iraqi force until a bullet in his head claimed his life. Bush presented the Medal of Honor on the second anniversary of the day Smith died in battle on April 4, 2003, near Baghdad International Airport.See the full content of this document
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Posthumous Medal of Honor Awarded
"The Medal of Honor is the highest award for bravery a president can bestow," Bush said in an East Room ceremony that began and ended in prayer. "It is give...
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