William D. Swenson
| William D. Swenson | |
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Swenson speaking to reporters at the White House after receiving the Medal of Honor on 15 October 2013
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| Born | November 2, 1978 |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 2002–2011, 2014–present |
| Rank |
 Major
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| Unit |
 I Corps
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| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
 Medal of Honor Bronze Star (3) Purple Heart
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| Website | Official U.S. Army website |
William D. Swenson (born November 2, 1978) is a Major in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony on 15 October 2013. He was the sixth living recipient in the War on Terror. As of March 2016, Swenson and Senior Chief Petty Officer Edward Byers are the only Medal of Honor recipients still on active duty.
Swenson graduated from Seattle University with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science.
He commissioned from Officer Candidate School as a United States Army infantry officer in September 2002. His military education, mostly at Fort Benning, includes Basic and Advanced Infantry Officer Courses, Ranger School, and Airborne School. He has deployed three times in the War on Terror, once to Iraq and twice to Afghanistan. He has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), the Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. At the time of the Battle of Ganjgal, Swenson was a Captain in 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, detailed as an Embedded Trainer for the Afghan Border Police.
He left the Army in February 2011 and lived in Seattle, Washington. In October 2013, Swenson requested to return to active duty. On 14 March 2014, he was accepted back onto active duty and serving as a plans officer at the I Corps headquarters. In 2015, along with Representative Hunter and others, Swenson advocated on behalf of Major Mathew Golsteyn, who had his Silver Star Medal revoked following an investigation that led to no charges. In March 2016, Swenson was assigned to United States Army South.
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