President Donald Trump awards the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins and leans forward to join Atkin’s son Trevor Oliver, right, and his parents John and Elaine Atkins of Bozeman, Mont., after accepting the posthumous recognition for conspicuous gallantry in Iraq in June 2007, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday March 27, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
March 27, 2019
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March 27, 2019 7:47 p.m.
Iraq war hero's family accepts Medal of Honor from Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of an Army staff sergeant awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor by President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he wants his father to be remembered as the best parent and best soldier anyone could ever ask for.