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Recipient of the
Congressional Medal of Honor
November 8th, 2024 6:00 PM
The Cook Education Center
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risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty
while participating in a daring operation
against enemy forces...
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Thornton's rescue of
SEAL Lieutenant and
future MOH recipient
Thomas R. Norris
Commissioned
by H. Ross Perot
National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum,
Fort Pierce, Florida, for the
statue's dedication