Obama awards Medal of Honor to black, Jewish WWI veterans
4,474 views · Published 2 June 2015 · 3:18 · Indexed 27 September 2026
Channel: CBS News · 2015 · News & Politics
President Obama awards the Medal of Honor posthumously to two World War I veterans, Private Henry Johnson and Sergeant William Shemin, saying the men never got the recognition they deserved for their heroism.
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