President Trump presents a posthumous medal of honor to Army Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins, who died tackling a suicide bomber in Iraq nearly 12 years ago. The President presented the Medal of Honor to Atkins' son, Trevor Oliver.
The Montana born-and-raised Atkins enlisted in the Army in November 2000, serving in Kuwait and Iraq before he was honorably discharged in December 2003. But he didn't stay stateside for long."The civilian life just didn't do it for him," his father, Jack Atkins, said in a video about his son's service."He had to get back in the Army.
" Aijo explained that the vest was a grenade-detonated suicide vest, meaning Atkins would have seen and understood there would be a few-second delay before the explosion. "He had a split second to make that decision and that was the decision he made -- to sacrifice himself so that we could all live," Aijo said.The explosion killed Atkins instantly. He was 31 years old, the father of a young son.His action saved the lives of his three fellow soldiers.
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