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Steve Versace holds up the Medal of Honor that President George W. Bush presented to him on the behalf of his brother, Army Captain Humbert "Rocky" Versace, during a ceremony in the East Room, Monday, July 8, 2002. Executed in a POW camp in Vietnam, Captain Versace is the first serviceman awarded the medal for bravery as a prisoner of war.

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The Congressional Medal of Honor, this one awarded to Sgt. 1st Class Paul Smith posthumously, Monday, April 4, 2005, during ceremonies at the White House.

Sgt. Paul Smith was 33 years old when he gave his life so his men might live.

Sgt. Smith's young son, 11-year-old David Smith, looks solemnly towards the audience as he and his step-sister Jessica, left, hold their mom's hands during the ceremonies. (If that isn't a face that will break your heart, nothing ever will.)

President George W. Bush places his hand on David's shoulder after he presented the boy with the Medal of Honor awarded to his father. (I'm quite literally crying as I put this segment together.)

David holding his dad's Medal of Honor.

So sad, yet so proud.