Retired Army Capt. William Swenson receives Medal of Honor By Lisa Ruhl FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint October 15, 2013 4:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint Retired Army Capt. William Swenson received a Medal of Honor on Tuesday for his heroics in Afghanistan four years ago. TagsAfghanistanArmyBarack ObamaHealthLisa RuhlLocal NewsWar in Afghanistan Related Content White House Trump to make decision on Chicago crime crackdown in ‘next day or two’ White House Trump remains optimistic about reaching a peace deal in Ukraine war: ‘We’re going to get it done’ Crime GoFundMe takes down fundraisers for North Carolina stabbing suspect Sports Carlos Alcaraz beats rival Jannik Sinner at US Open for a sixth Slam title and No. 1 ranking White House ‘We’re not going to war’ with Chicago, Trump says after meme post