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Biden awards posthumous Medal of Honor to 2 Union soldiers
President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who were captured and hanged for their participation in the "Great Locomotive Chase" in Georgia in 1862. The soldiers' descendants accepted the medals on their behalf. Watch the ...Joe Biden -
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Biden Awards Medal of Honor to 2 Union Soldiers
Family members of Pvt. Philip G. Shadrach and Pvt. George D. Wilson received the nation’s highest decoration for combat valor.Joe Biden -
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2 Union soldiers receive posthumous Medal of Honor for daring Civil War train theft
Union soldiers Philip Shadrach and George Wilson were posthumously honored Wednesday by President Biden with the Medal of Honor for their courage in the "Great Locomotive Chase," in which they went deep behind Confederate lines and stole a train ... -
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Biden to award Medal of Honor to Civil War heroes, 162 years later
They commandeered a train in what became known as the "Great Locomotive Chase."Joe Biden -
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Biden praises Civil War soldiers, Medal of Honor recipients for 'heroic deeds'
President Biden on Wednesday posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to two Civil War-era soldiers whom he lauded for defending America and the values it was founded upon. Biden, speaking from the White House, praised Pvt. Philip G. Shadrach and ...Joe Biden -
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Watch live: Biden delivers remarks at Medal of Honor ceremony
President Biden is slated to deliver remarks Wednesday at a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House. The event is scheduled to begin at 4:45 p.m. EDT. Watch the video above.Joe Biden -
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Biden presides over Medal of Honor ceremony at White House
President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously to two U.S. Army privates who stole a Confederate train during the Civil War.Joe Biden -
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DR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for desertion
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German Bundeswehr soldier suspected of four counts of murder
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US Government Awards Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine
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