Guests and press gather in the White House East Room on October 23, 2017, for the Medal of Honor ceremony honoring retired Army Captain Gary 'Mike' Rose, recognized nearly five decades later for his extraordinary heroism as a Special Forces medic during the classified 1970 Operation Tailwind mission into Laos. The ceremony brought together veterans, family, and dignitaries to finally honor an act of valor kept secret for years by the operation's classified status. Project: 219446