Peter DeFazio
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Peter Anthony DeFazio is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district from 1987 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party and is a founder of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. A native of Massachusetts and a veteran of the United States Air Force Reserve, he previously served as a county commissioner in Lane County, Oregon. On December 1, 2021, DeFazio announced he would not seek reelection in 2022.
DeFazio during the 105th Congress (1997–1999)
DeFazio speaks at Oregon State University in 2014
DeFazio during the 109th Congress
Alek Skarlatos
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Aleksander Reed Skarlatos is an American former Army National Guard soldier who, along with Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and three others, stopped a gunman on a Paris-bound train travelling from Amsterdam via Brussels in August 2015. He was awarded the United States Army's Soldier's Medal from U.S. President Barack Obama. All six received France's highest decoration, the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, from French president François Hollande. The Americans were also awarded the medal of the city of Arras.
United States Defense Secretary Ash Carter awards the United States Army Soldier's Medal to Skarlatos (second from left), the United States Air Force Airman's Medal to Spencer Stone (third from left), and the United States Department of Defense Medal for Valor to Sadler (fourth from left), at a ceremony in The Pentagon courtyard on September 17, 2015.