President Obama joins the ranks of Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Junior and Mother Teresa....as he picks up the Nobel Peace Prize today. The honor comes at an awkward time for the President, as he's just ordered more American forces into battle. CBS' Charlie D'Agata has the story from Oslo, Norway.NATS....CEREMONY (MANDATORY ON-SCREEN CREDIT: Copyright Nobel Media AB 2009/NRK)President Obama says he may not be the MOST deserving winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.But he's determined to deliver his promise for peace.(SOT - PRESIDENT OBAMA)OUR ACTIONS MATTER, AND CAN BEND HISTORY IN THE DIRECTION OF JUSTICE.(aptn video - for cbs affiliates and o&o use only)NATS....TROOP FILEThe ceremony comes just a week after President Obama announced his plan to send 30,000 more US troops to fight in Afghanistan.(SOT - PRESIDENT OBAMA)I COME HERE WITH AN ACUTE SENSE OF THE COST OF ARMED CONFLICT - FILLED WITH DIFFICULT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE, AND OUR EFFORT TO REPLACE ONE WITH THE OTHER.NATS....SECURITYNorwegian security teams are bracing for planned anti-war demonstrations.(SNORRE HAUGEN, OSLO POLICE SUPERINTENDENT) (:46-:49)THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT THE LARGEST SECURITY CHALLENGE FOR NORWEGIAN POLICE.(STANDUP BRIDGE) (CHARLIE D'AGATA/OSLO, NORWAY) (:50-1:03)ORGANIZERS SAY NEVER BEFORE HAS THERE BEEN SO MUCH INTEREST IN THE AWARD CEREMONY. THEY'VE HAD TO TURN AWAY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ASKED TO BE HERE INSIDE OSLO CITY HALL TO WATCH THE PRESIDENT PICK UP HIS PRIZE AND DELIVER HIS SPEECH.(BJORK STORMER, NORWEGIAN RESIDENT) (1:04-1:09)WE ARE CURIOUS, OF COURSE, BUT I THINK IT WAS A LITTLE TOO EARLY. BUT I HOPE HE'S GOING TO SUCCEED.President Obama is the third sitting President to receive the prize...but the first in 90 years.nats....Nobel judges are defending their choice.(aptn video - for cbs affiliates and o&o use only)They say the President's pledge to rid the world of nuclear weapons -- battle global warming --- and improve relations with the Islamic world make him the ideal recipient.Charlie D'Agata, CBS News, Oslo, Norway.The Nobel honor comes with a $1.4 million prize. The White House says Obama will give it all to charity -- but he hasn't decided which ones yet.