Hunter Biden appeared at the White House on Wednesday at a Medal of Honor ceremony to posthumously honor two Civil War soldiers, weeks after his felony gun conviction. Biden was seen at the White House as his father posthumously awarded the military's highest honor to Union soldiers Pvt. Philip Gephart Shadrach and Pvt. George Davenport Wilson. The pair were part of a Union Army contingent that stole a Confederate train during the war in what became known as the 'Great Locomotive Chase.
Seated in the audience was the president's son, who was convicted in June of making a false statement in the purchase of a gun, making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federally licensed gun dealer, and possession of a gun by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.
During Wednesday's ceremony, Biden recalled how Shadrach and Wilson fought and died to 'preserve the union and the sacred values it was founded upon: freedom, justice, fairness, unity.' 'Phillip and George were willing to shed their blood to make these ideals real,' Biden said. The pair were members of a group of volunteers organized by James J. Andrews, a Kentucky-born civilian spy and scout.
After being chased by Confederate troops, they were eventually caught. Andrews and seven others were executed, while the others either escaped or remained prisoners of war. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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