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WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - APRIL 13: U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) (R) listens to retired U.S. Army Col. John Palese (L) prior to a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony April 13, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The medal was presented in honor of the 65th Infantry Regiment, a Puerto Rican unit known as the Borinqueneers, for its military service in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - APRIL 13:  U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) (R) listens to retired U.S. Army Col. John Palese (L) prior to a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony April 13, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The medal was presented in honor of the 65th Infantry Regiment, a Puerto Rican unit known as the Borinqueneers, for its military service in World War I, World War II and the Korean War.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)