U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and Battle Brothers pose for a group photo with Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., Oct. 31, 2019. Williams was awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008.

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