Melvin Morris and a fellow Soldier take time to pose for a photo taken in South Vietnam. More than 40 years since serving on a heroic mission in South Vietnam, Morris would receive a Medal of Honor initially denied to him because he was black. Photo: US Army Africa, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
President Barack H. Obama, background, presents a Medal of Honor to former U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Melvin Morris during a ceremony March 18, 2014, in the White House in Washington, D.C. Morris received the award for his actions Sept. 17, 1969, during the Vietnam War. Photo: SGT Mikki L. Sprenkle, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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