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WATCH LIVE: Obama Awards Medal of Honor To Vietnam Vets

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09.15.14 | 2:02 pm
President Barack Obama applauds invited guest in the audience as he prepares to award the Medal of Honor to retired Army Captain William D. Swenson of Seattle, Wash., during a ceremony in the East Room at the White H... President Barack Obama applauds invited guest in the audience as he prepares to award the Medal of Honor to retired Army Captain William D. Swenson of Seattle, Wash., during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Swenson is being awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in a lengthy battle against the Taliban in the Ganjgal valley near the Pakistan border on Sept. 8, 2009, which claimed the lives of five Americans, 10 Afghan army troops and an interpreter. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) MORE LESS

President Obama was awarding the Medal of Honor to two veterans of the Vietnam War beginning at 1:50 PM ET. Watch below, via NBC News:

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