Trevor Oliver son of Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins, passes the American Flag to his grandfather Jack Atkins during the Medal of Honor Plaque Ceremony, at the Pentagon Arlington, Va., March 28, Sgt. Atkins will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while serving with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, in Abu Sarnak, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, on June 1 2007. His extraordinary heroism in attempting to subdue a suicide bomber and shielding three soldiers from the imminent explosion result
Trevor Oliver son of Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins, passes the American Flag to his grandfather Jack Atkins during the Medal of Honor Plaque Ceremony, at the Pentagon Arlington, Va., March 28, Sgt. Atkins will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while serving with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, in Abu Sarnak, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, on June 1 2007. His extraordinary heroism in attempting to subdue a suicide bomber and shielding three soldiers from the imminent explosion resulted in him being mortally wounded and saving the soldiers.
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