Vice Chief of Staff of the US Army Lt. Gen. Joseph M. Martin welcomes the arriving Medal of Honor family, Trevor Oliver, Jack and Elanine Atkins upon arrival to their hotel at Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, Arlington, Va., March 24, 2019. Staff Sgt. Atkins will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while serving with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Bridgade 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 thre
Vice Chief of Staff of the US Army Lt. Gen. Joseph M. Martin welcomes the arriving Medal of Honor family, Trevor Oliver, Jack and Elanine Atkins upon arrival to their hotel at Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, Arlington, Va., March 24, 2019. Staff Sgt. Atkins will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while serving with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Bridgade 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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