This candid snapshot was taken on 21 October 2017, in the days surrounding Gary 'Mike' Rose's Medal of Honor ceremony, held at the White House on 23 October 2017 for his heroism as a Special Forces medic during the 1970 MACV-SOG Operation Tailwind incursion into Laos. Images like this one, taken informally among veterans, family, and friends gathered for the occasion, capture the personal and community dimension surrounding the nation's recognition of Vietnam-era Special Operations valor. Project: 219446