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White House: Medal of Honor for Green Beret
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Sep 9, 2010 13:45:00 EDT
Posted : Thursday Sep 9, 2010 13:45:00 EDT
WASHINGTON — The White House said Thursday that President Obama will present a posthumous Medal of Honor to an Army sergeant from Pennsylvania.
Obama will present the medal to the parents of Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller on Oct. 6 at the White House, according to administration officials.
According to the White House, the Harrisburg, Pa., native, a resident of Oviedo, Fla., at the time of his death, performed heroically in Afghanistan on Jan. 25, 2008, by showing courage and valor when he sacrificed his own life to help the others.
Miller, 24, was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), out of Fort Bragg, N.C.
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White House officials said Sept. 9 that the Medal of Honor will be awarded posthumously to Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller for his actions in Afghanistan in January 2008.
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