President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to former army medic James McCloughan on July 31, for his work rescuing and treating wounded American troops in the Vietnam War. At a White House ceremony Monday, President Trump recognized McCloughan with the Medal of Honor. As his squad mates exchanged fire with North Vietnamese, McCloughan sprinted to reach the man, hoisted him onto his shoulder and carried him to safety. “I got him, got his body, and now I’m the only medic,” McCloughan recounted. He continued to treat casualties into the next morning, helping fend off attacks and keeping two seriously wounded soldiers alive.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2017 18:30 UTC