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Trump lauds Medal of Honor recipient for hostage rescue

by Associated Press
| September 11, 2020 2:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump bestowed the Medal of Honor on a U.S. soldier Friday, calling him “one of the bravest men anywhere in the world” for his role in a daring 2015 missio n to rescue dozens of hostages who were set to be executed by Islamic State militants in Iraq.

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