Green Beret Awarded Posthumous Medal Of Honor -- USA Today
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Miller, a Green Beret serving his second tour in Afghanistan, earned the Medal of Honor on Wednesday for giving his life to save 22 American and Afghan soldiers.
President Obama saluted Miller, just 24 years old when he died two years ago in an ambush, during a somber White House ceremony attended by Miller's parents and seven siblings.
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AWARD CEREMONY - President Barack Obama stands with Phil and Maureen Miller, parents of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller, as the citation is read as part of the ceremony to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to their son in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 6, 2010. Miller was cited for heroic actions in Afghanistan on Jan. 25, 2008. White House photo by Pete SouzaMore News On Medal Of Honor Posthumously Awarded To Army Staff Sgt. Robert Miller
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