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The President of the United States will award a former Army captain, Will Swenson, the nation's highest award for gallantry during a ceremony at the White House slated to begin at 2:30 p.m. Watch the ceremony live via whitehouse.gov here: JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV

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