Trevor Oliver son of Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins, shows Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper, Vice Cheif of Staff of the Army Gen. James C. McConville and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey a photo of his father, at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., March 28, 2019. Staff Sgt. Atkins was 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 sui
Trevor Oliver son of Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins, shows Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper, Vice Cheif of Staff of the Army Gen. James C. McConville and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey a photo of his father, at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., March 28, 2019. Staff Sgt. Atkins was 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.
Size: 1732px × 1155px
Photo credit: © Apple White / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 10th, 14th, archive, armed, army, atkins, defence, division, forces, freedom, guard, honor, house, infantry, iraqi, medal, military, moh, mountain, national, operation, pentagon, reportage, servicemen, ssg, travis, usa, white
