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Hundreds of people gather to attend a formal recognition ceremony June 8, 2014 in Newgulf, Texas, in honor of the town’s native son, Master Sgt. Mike C. Peña, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously March 18, 2014 in a ceremony at the White House. John Peña, grandson of Master Sgt. Peña, walked 64 miles to presents his grandfather’s Medal of Honor to his father, Michael, Master Sgt. Peña’s son, during a ceremony at the Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City, Texas, June 8, 2014, where Master Sgt. Peña is buried. John and three of his comrades walked 64 miles over four days to signify the 64 years since his grandfather died in the Korean War, and to signify the 64 years it took before Master Sgt. Peña was awarded the Medal of Honor. A Medal of Honor memorial headstone for Master Sgt. Peña was unveiled at the cemetery. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy D. Crisp, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs/released)

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