Trump to Award Medal of Honor to Army Ranger for Iraq Hostage Rescue

President Trump plans to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to an Army Ranger who helped rescue more than 70 hostages who had been held by ISIS in Iraq in 2015, according to a report.

Sgt. Major Thomas Payne will be presented with the nation’s highest military award on Sept. 11 for “conspicuous gallantry,” according to the White House, CNN reported. . .

His “extraordinary heroism and selfless actions were key to liberating 75 hostages during a contested rescue mission that resulted in 20 enemy fighters killed in action,” the White House statement said. (Read more from “Trump to Award Medal of Honor to Army Ranger for Iraq Hostage Rescue” HERE)

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