William D. Swenson is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony on October 15, 2013. He was the sixth living recipient in the War on Terror. Swenson, Thomas Payne, and Matthew O. Williams are the only Medal of Honor recipients still on active duty.
Swenson speaking to reporters at the White House after receiving the Medal of Honor on October 15, 2013
On October 16, 2013, Swenson was inducted into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. During the ceremony, the Secretary of the Army and the Army Chief of Staff presented Swenson with a framed copy of his Medal of Honor citation.
Swenson receives the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama
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Matthew O. Williams is a sergeant major in the United States Army. He received the Medal of Honor on October 30, 2019, for his actions on April 6, 2008, as a member of Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force 11, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan in the Battle of Shok Valley.
Matthew O. Williams
Williams being presented with the Medal of Honor, October 30, 2019
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