On May 13, 2014, President Barack Obama awarded Kyle J. White, a former active duty Army Sergeant, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Sergeant White received the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as a Platoon Radio Telephone Operator assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan on November 9, 2007. Earning the MOH will entitle White to privileges and benefits for the rest of his life.

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Medal of Honor recipients receive the following privileges and special benefits: