President Trump to award Medal of Honor to first living Iraq War Veteran

President Donald J. Trump will award a Medal of Honor to a living Iraq War Veteran for the first time, Tuesday.

According to a White House press release, Fmr. Army Sgt. David Bellavia is receiving the award “for conspicuous gallantry while serving as a staff sergeant in the United States Army.”

While in Falluja, Iraq in 2004, Bellavia went into a house where his squad was trapped.

He then provided cover, while engaging with insurgents, so that his fellow soldiers could get out.

Bellavia joined the Army in 1999 and also served in Kosovo.

He has written a book about his experiences in Falluja, and now has a daily radio talk show in Buffalo, New York.