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Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. James C. McConville and Sgt. Maj. of the U.S. Army Daniel A. Dailey meet with the Atkins family prior to the Medal of Honor reception in honor of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis W. Atkins at Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, Arlington, Va., March 25, 2019. Staff Sgt. Atkins was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while serving with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, in Abu Sarnak, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, on June 1, 2007. His extraordinary heroism in attempting to subdue a suicide bomber and shielding three Soldiers from the imminent explosion resulted in him being mortally wounded and saving the Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. James Harvey)
| Date Taken: | 03.26.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 04.02.2019 10:50 |
| Photo ID: | 5230451 |
| VIRIN: | 190326-A-EV635-078 |
| Resolution: | 4234x2823 |
| Size: | 778.32 KB |
| Location: | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
| Web Views: | 36 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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