Trump awards Medal of Honor to 3 U.S. Army soldiers, 2 posthumously
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OAN Staff Sophia Flores
5:16 PM – Monday, March 2, 2026
President Donald Trump has awarded the Medal of Honor to three U.S. Army soldiers whose courage and sacrifice exemplify the highest ideals of service to the nation.
Those honored on Monday include Sergeant Terry P. Richardson, Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis, and Master Sergeant Roderick Edmonds, representing generations of service members from World War II, Vietnam, and Afghanistan.
On September 12, 1968, Richardson, the only living recipient among those honored by Trump, repeatedly risked his life under enemy fire during a reconnaissance mission in Vietnam.
Richardson and the 102 men of Alpha Company were deployed to secure Hill 222, deep within enemy territory. They were walking into a trap, unaware the hill was honeycombed with hundreds of hidden bunkers. However, the silence didn’t last long — as they were soon pinned down by a lethal barrage of machine-gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
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