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151 Years Later, Pickett's Charge Hero Gets Medal Of Honor

First Lt. Alonzo Cushing, shown in an undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society, is expected to get the nation's highest military decoration this summer — the Medal of Honor — nearly 150 years after he died at the battle of Gettysburg. (AP)
First Lt. Alonzo Cushing, shown in an undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society, is expected to get the nation's highest military decoration this summer — the Medal of Honor — nearly 150 years after he died at the battle of Gettysburg. (AP)

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