President Barack Obama this morning awarded the Medal of Honor to former Army SGT Kyle White for conspicuous gallantry in Afghanistan when he was a platoon radio telephone operator. He is the seventh living recipient to receive the honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Former Army Sgt. Kyle J. White smiles as the audience applauds after President Barack Obama awarded him the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during a ceremony at the White House, May 13, 2014. White received the medal for courageous actions while serving as a platoon radio telephone operator during combat operations against an armed enemy in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, Nov. 9, 2007.Photo DoD
Both Patrick Edaburn and the author have described White’s heroism.
Please watch the White House ceremony below and read more about this soldier’s heroism here.
