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Commander in chief, i could not be prouder of our men and women in uniform. that is true now in today's wars. it has been true in all of our wars. and it is why we are here today. long ago, they wrote of long soldiers in war. they shall not glow old at we that are left grow old. age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. at the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. today we are joined by two american families who six decades ago gave our nation one of their own. private first class henry svala

>> the president of the united states, authorized by act of congress, march third, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to private first class henry svala, united states army, the conspicuous gallantry and trepidity upon the call of duty, private first class henry svala distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity beyond the call of dual while serving with f company, 32nd regiment, seventh infantry division in connection with combat operations against an army enemy in pyanangi, korea, that afternoon, while private first class sval. a and his platoon were o...

In one of his last letters home he wrote i may not return. that june of 1952, the heat was unbearable, the man soon rains and mosquitoes were relentless, but the seventh infantry division pushed on, probing enemy lines, fighting bunker by bunker, hill by hill. and as henry and his company neared the top of one hill, the rocky slopes seemed to explode with enemy fire. his unit started to falter and that's when henry made his move. he stood up, he looked ahead, and he charged forward into a hail of bullets. those who were there described how he kept firing his weapon, kept hurling grenades and h...

>> let's give both families a big round of applause. [applause] >> for anthony, and for henry. [applause] >> please join me in prayer. grairveous guards you start our hearts once again today for the account of the great american soldiers who valued lives under their care more than their own. you told us in the holy scripture there's no greater love than this so we do etch this eternal truth in our hearts as we carry out our responsibilities to you, our families and our great nation. bless the young men and women of our armed services

>> about the time that tony was inspiring his men, another young soldier was joining up with the seventh infantry division in korea, private first class henry svala, he grew nup new jersey he loved fishing on the jerszy shore, he was one of six kids, and the youngest son, but the one who seemed to take care of everybody else. his sister dorothy remembers how her mom would be in the kitchen at the end of a long day trying to cook dinner for six kids, henry, a teenager would walk in, grab his mother's hand and dance her around the kitchen. if anybody needed him, said dorothy, henry was there. an...