U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Travis Atkins, a 10th Mountain
Division squad leader, is credited with saving the lives of
three of his soldiers by throwing himself atop a suicide
bomber on a hot and muggy morning, June 1, 2007 in the
vicinity of Yusufiyah, Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Travis
Atkins' 23-year-old son and parents reminisce on his life,
service, and heroic actions ... that posthumously earned him
the Medal of Honor for by President Donald Trump on March
27, 2019 in a White House ceremony ... presenting the medal
to SSgt. Akins' son.
U.S. Department of Defense video by
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Moses Ward and Tyler Prince - March
2019 Edit by USA Patriotism!
