The duke presented a medal to soldiers who took part in Operation Herrick 13.

BBC: Duke honours Afghanistan soldiers in Shropshire

And we gather to present the Medal of Honor to one of these soldiers -- Staff Sergeant Clinton L. Romesha.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

During the Olympics people discussed medal prospects and thanked the games volunteers and the obliging soldiers.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot

In conferring the medal, President Barack Obama described the conditions faced by Romesha and 52 other soldiers when they came under attack from mortar, rocket-propelled grenade, machine-gun and sniper fire on October 3, 2009, at Combat Outpost Keating in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan.

CNN: Medal of Honor recipient conflicted by joy, sadness

Old soldiers, sailors and airmen of 14 nations marched together behind the flags of all their nations at Sunday's medal ceremony in Normandy to reflect their common enterprise as allies on D-Day.

CNN: World leaders hail D-Day veterans