William Obama is the sixth living recipient from the Afghan and Iraq wars . A shaky video captured only a few moments of William D. Swenson 's actions during a brutal , hours-long battle in Afghanistan : Kissing a badly wounded comrade on the forehead as he helped load the soldier into a helicopter . Swenson was honored for his actions on September 11 , 2008 , in the Ganjgal Valley . He used enemy fire to retrieve the bodies of dead soldiers , Obama says . He criticized his commanders for failing to support soldiers during the battle .
William Obama is the sixth living recipient from the Afghan and Iraq wars . Swenson was honored for his actions on September 11 , 2008 , in the Ganjgal Valley . He used enemy fire to retrieve the bodies of dead soldiers , Obama says . He criticized his commanders for failing to support soldiers during the battle .