army captain william swinson was honored for his heroism and his complete disregard for his own safety. during the war in afghanistan, some of it was captured on camera. president obama said swinson was an example of what americans can be at their best. >> reporter: september 2009, a medi-vac helicopter, army captain will swinson guides the chopper to a landing, in one of the worst battles of the army. he and his men walked into a deadly ambush. >> if you tried to get up and move, you could have bullets at your feet. >> reporter: he led his troops as they ran into the kill zone and rescued the wounded and searched for missing marines. >> you can never allow a service member to be taken hostage, alive or dead. you bring them home and that is what we did. >> reporter: swinson desperately radioed for help, but army commanders refused to provide combat helicopters or reinforcements. an army investigation later found those commanders were negligent, leading directly to the loss of life. the four americans were later found dead. >> you could clearly see they had been putting up a hell of a f

. >> william swinson was honored for his actions while serving in afghanistan. medal of honor is the highest awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty. from the white house, this is 20 minutes. >> he has been a helper in times past. continuing to be a help these days, more than two centuries we have been blessed in this nation for the dedicated and selfless soldiers in uniform. we are honoring captain will swinson for his actions during the battle and we honor the sacred trust that he and his team provided that day. we thank you for the measure of devotion given that they. the medal of honor is draped around him as hope and peace rest upon each of us. captain swinson's example in the spirit of sacrifice has been steadfast and renewing our commitment to uphold the right to oppose the wrong and continue to work this job it has begun so long ago as we pray your holy name, amen. >> good afternoon, everyone, please have a seat. [inaudible conversations] on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. last month, the united sta

swinson's path to this medal was a tough one.my superiors for failing to provide enough air and artillery support during the mission. his award nomination was delayed for years. in this moving video recorded with a helmet camera and without his knowledge he can be seen helping kenneth westbrook into a rescue hillary clinton. the height of the fight swinson stops to kiss the top of westbrook's head before running back directly into the battle. want to cover and correct spots? try this: cc creams from covergirl + olay. covers spots and lines instantly as you correct skin tone over time. goodbye, spots, hello, beautiful. cc creams from covergirl + olay. get 'em on the spot. prefer the taste of gevalia house blend over the taste of starbucks house blend? not that we like tooting our own horn but... ♪ toot toot. [ male announcer ] find gevalia in the coffee aisle or at gevalia.com >>> which political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours. we know there are going to be meetings at the white house and the government is still sh

. >> hi, gretchen for captain william swinson, four years ago he pushed through enemy fire to recover his fallen and injured comrades. this is the same fierce battle in the valley for which marine sergeant was given the medal of honor two years ago. the u.s. team wassen route to meet others and they were ambushed. the battle lasted more than six hour. >> could i have done anything different? no. but could i always hope that the outcome could have been different? yeah. >> the real question is could the u.s. military have done anything differently? after the attack he complained the strict rules of engagement and the delay of sending artillery fire led to lost lives. captain was nominated for the medal of honor in 2009 at the same time dakota myer was but his was quote lost in the army's dur ro bur rocksy. >> somebody went in and deleted it from the awards database. >> he said the army pushed him out of the service. the real tragedy is that instead of being rewarded for his heroism four years ago it took a u.s. congressman and a reporter to make sure that he was not forgotten. >> you ca

captain swinson will receive the medal of honor with the president and we'll bring it to you live. congress hsh secretary should be fired and we'll talk about aaron hernandez, charges of lying to investigators. and all of that in the top of the hour. >> thank you, see you then. >> your welcome. >>> here is a terrible story two teen girls arrested in the suicide death. the girls are a cowed of driving rebecca to suicide last month after spending an entire year of bullying her on line. greg has more. this store tore that makes you feel physically sick for how long the bullying went o. >> the bullying was cruel and relentless. two girls charged with felony aggravated stalking and this weekend, one of them bragging on line about driving rebecca to suicide, writing, she didn't care. but the sheriff identified the girls. >> godlupe sha w on my right and your left was very cold and had no emotion at all upon her arrest. ka itlinnor godlupe didn't choose to speak with ussine though they gave us incriminating statements when we arrested them. >> the 12-year-old was tormented and it all a ri

. >>> president obama awards the medal of honor to retired army captain william swinson.eve the bodies of fallen comrades. >>> six months ago today two bombs exploded at the boston marathon killing three and injuring hundreds, including andrin davis, a professional dancer who lost her left leg below the knee and vows to dance again. her husband adam was injured as well, though, not as severely. tonight they are documenting andrin's road to recovery for 360 recording her life on video diaries, allowing us to watch as he takes her first steps on her prosthetic leg. >> very, very good. take your time. >> feels really good just to stand upright now. i haven't stood up in a really long time. i almost forgot what it felt like. it reminds me of dancing and i so desperately want that again, and i'm so close. it feels really good. >> later this week on 360, we'll have a full report on andrin's journey to recovery over the last six months and anderson, i know you spent time with her but amazing how she keeps her optimism, despite what she's going through. >> great to see her up and