WATCH LIVE: President Trump presents the Medal of Honor
Source: The Hill
President Trump will participate in his first Medal of Honor ceremony on Monday afternoon, presenting the award to former Specialist Five James C. McCloughan, an Army medic who served in Vietnam.
The 71-year-old Michigan resident is a Vietnam veteran who was injured while saving 10 others as an Army medic.
Watch the ceremony live in the video above.
Read more: hehill.com/344636-watch-live-president-trump-presents-the-medal-of-honor
olddad56
(5,732 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,483 posts)For the sake of Specialist Five James C. McCloughan, I hope it is a dignified ceremony. He deserves no less.
iluvtennis
(19,756 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,496 posts)"The President signed his name across the medal recipient's back, then held him up in the air, displaying the distinctive autograph to appreciative applause from assembled onlookers."
Rural_Progressive
(1,105 posts)wrap myself in barbed wire and roll down a hill than watch that event.
Rural_Progressive
(1,105 posts)he may try to kiss the recipient and that might be worth watching.
Decisions decisions.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Don't our military heroes deserve better than this?
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,282 posts)A description of the action, praise for the recipient and others who served. No politicizing.
He did this one thing right.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)SO PRESIDENTIAL, people!!!
Gird yourselves for the self-aggrandizing tweetstorm surely to follow.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)I guess even broken clocks and such...
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,282 posts)He gave all the credit to the soldiers, took no credit for himself.
He was almost Obama-like.
Akoto
(4,261 posts)Then again, there's that old saying about the broken clock. It was bound to happen eventually. Trump did well and actually managed not to say anything out of line for such an event.
I am glad that Specialist McCloughan received a dignified ceremony and recognition he more than deserved in his service to human life.