President Barack Obama shakes the prosthetic hand of U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Leroy Petry of Santa Fe, N.M., who received the Medal of Honor for his valor in Afghanistan in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Barack Obama shakes the prosthetic hand of U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Leroy Petry of Santa Fe, N.M., who received the Medal of Honor for his valor in Afghanistan in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)