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Bellavia attends "Salute to America" in Washington, D.C.

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WBEN Photo - David Bellavia(right) at Salute to America

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBEN) - Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia attended the "Salute to America" in Washington, D.C. on the Fourth of July.

It was the latest stop on the national tour for Bellavia, who was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Trump last week. On Wednesday, he rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange and followed that by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch between the New York Mets and New York Yankees at Citi Field.


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So this guy had a big night throwing out the first pitch at the #Mets #Yankees game. Now he's headed to DC to join #POTUS for the massive #SaluteToAmerica pic.twitter.com/wWgg0JH7PX

— Tim Wenger (@TimWBEN) July 4, 2019

Bellavia was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Fallujah in 2004.

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