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Soldier Who Stopped Suicide Bomber to Receive Medal of Honor

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March 21, 2019 | 4:41

A 10th Mountain Division squad leader credited with saving the lives of three of his soldiers by throwing himself atop a suicide bomber in Iraq will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on March 27, 2019. Visit www.army.mil/medalofhonor/atkins for more information.

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