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Trump Awards Medal of Honor to Three Heroic Soldiers

3/3/2026

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Trump Honors Soldiers

U.S. President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to three Army soldiers at the White House.
Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Terry P. Richardson saved 85 soldiers in Vietnam.
Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis received posthumous recognition for bravery in Afghanistan.
Master Sgt. Roderick W. Edmonds led as a World War II prisoner of war.
Trump defended recent U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as necessary to counter an escalating threat.

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Trump Distracts Ceremony

U.S. President Donald Trump diverted attention at a March 2, 2026 Medal of Honor ceremony by touting his ballroom renovations and gold drapes.
He described the construction as noisy and linked it to financial success.
Erin Thompson, an art historian, called the renovations a facade for unfulfilled promises and nostalgic politics.
He also addressed U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, justifying them with disputed claims about Iran's nuclear program.

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Trump Honors Soldiers

U.S. President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to three Army soldiers at the White House.
Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Terry P. Richardson saved 85 soldiers in Vietnam.
Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis received posthumous recognition for bravery in Afghanistan.
Master Sgt. Roderick W. Edmonds led as a World War II prisoner of war.
Trump defended recent U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as necessary to counter an escalating threat.

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