Joe Rodriguez accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of his late uncle, U.S. Army Pvt. Miguel A. Vera, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2014. Vera distinguished himself with acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an automatic rifleman with the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division in Chorwon, North Korea, Sept. 21, 1952.