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Medal of Honor for Holocaust survivor, Korea vet

After five decades Tibor Rubin was finally recognized today for his heroic efforts to save fellow U.S. soldiers during the Korean War. The 76-year-old former Army corporal was awarded the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony. Rubin's story is extraordinary. He survived captivity not once, but twice in his lifetime -- first at a Nazi concentration camp, later as a prisoner of war in Korea.
Read entire article at NPR "All Things Considered"