U.S. President Barack Obama awards Sergeant First Class Leroy Arthur Petry the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions during combat operations against an armed enemy in Paktya, Afghanistan in May, 2008

President Barack Obama, during a ceremony at the White House, describes the actions of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Leroy Arthur Petry during combat operations against an armed enemy in Paktya, Afghanistan in May, 2008. An unidentified speaker reads the official Congressional citation as the President presents the medal to Sergeant Petry. U.S. Army Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Donald L. Rutherford delivers the invocation and the benediction.