text: In this June 2, 2015 photo, The Skanner publisher Bernie Foster stands with Portland Commisioner Nick Fish at the White House in Washington D.C. A small delegation from Portland was among the audience at the White House when President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to two war heroes. Almost 100 years after their acts of bravery, Army Sergeant William Shemin and Army Private Henry Johnson were recognized for their “conspicuous gallantry” during World War I