Fallujah Vet Will Be First Living Medal of Honor Recipient from Iraq War

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Fallujah Vet Will Be First Living Medal of Honor Recipient from Iraq War
 
7 Jun 2019
Military.com | By Hope Hodge Seck

A former Army staff sergeant who took on enemy fighters at close range, first with an M249 light machine gun and then with a knife, will be the first living veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom to receive the Medal of Honor, Military.com has learned.

David S. Bellavia, 43, of Batavia, New York, will have his Silver Star upgraded to the highest military award for valor in a June 25 ceremony at the White House, a source close to Bellavia confirmed to Military.com. The news of the award was first posted at the American Legion's Burn Pit blog Thursday and then confirmed by Army Times. The White House is expected to announce the award next week.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/06/07/fallujah-vet-will-be-first-living-medal-honor-recipient-iraq-war.html

[sneakypete]

Just so any of you who have never served know,the Silver Star in itself is an industrial-strength hero badge.  Do NOT think  this man initially being awarded the Silver Star instead of the MoH was an insult to him. I can practically guarantee you that it wasn't.

[Sanguine]