President Barack Obama, right, awards a Medal of Honor to retired U.S. Army Sgt. Santiago J. Erevia during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2014. Erevia received the medal for his actions while serving as a radio telephone operator during a mission near Tam Ky, Vietnam, May 21, 1969, when Erevia was a specialist four with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion (Airmobile), 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile).