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Army Medal Of
Honor Hero Breaks The Gavel At The New York Stock Exchange
Paul Szoldra
Jul. 23, 2014
Boy, they sure don't make those New York Stock Exchange gavels like
they used to.
Former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts was on hand Wednesday to close out
the day at the NYSE, but the gavel ended up breaking on his third
strike. He was a bit surprised.
Pitts, who was medically discharged from the Army in 2009, received the
nation's highest award on Monday for his part in fending off a
blistering Taliban assault on his combat outpost five years ago.
Kyle White, who received the Medal of Honor in May for a different
battle, was also on hand to give his fellow soldier a little bit of
friendly ribbing (You can see him in the left of the frame).
See the video here (It's hilarious):
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