Watch live: Trump awards medal of honor to Vietnam veteran
President Trump will award the Medal of Honor to retired Army Capt. Gary M. Rose, a Vietnam War veteran, for risking his life as a medic to provide emergency treatment to his fellow troops.
Rose was awarded the nation’s second highest medal for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross, in 1971. Members of the military and Congress have lobbied for years for him to receive the Medal of Honor, according to Stars and Stripes.
{mosads}The ceremony is expected to begin at 3 p.m.
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