President Trump Presents the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Major Thomas Payne, United States Army

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President Trump Presents the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Major Thomas Payne, United States Army

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  1. A movie could be made from the life of Thomas Payne, look into it. Great man, great Hero.
  2. A true hero, Sgt. Major Thomas Payne. He sacrificed almost losing his life for others. No greater deed should ever be forgotten. My best to him
  3. and his family. Thanks too, to our President in giving him this most high honor from our country.
  4. Finally, Sgt. Major Payne gets well-deserved recognition from the government! Congrats, Sgt. Major Payne!
  5. Congratulations, this man has truly been blessed by God, Christ and the Holy spirit to fight for freedom and show courage.
  6. “HOOAH!” Sergeant Major Payne - One Team, One Fight!
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WASHINGTON — Gunfire ripped through the air and suicide-vest explosions rattled the ground as then-Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Patrick Payne peered inside the burning building where dozens of Islamic State-held prisoners remained locked in cells.

He knew he needed to move quickly or the hostages would burn to death, the longtime Army special operator said. He entered the building, exposing himself to machine gun fire, and with a set of bolt cutters, freed the prisoners from the jail in the northern Iraqi city of Hawija.

For his actions in the Oct. 22, 2015, raid, which ended with the first American service member killed by ISIS since the U.S. return to Iraq in late 2014, Payne, now a sergeant major, was presented the Medal of Honor on Friday by President Donald Trump. The award is an upgrade of the Distinguished Service Cross that Payne was initially awarded in 2017. He is just the second living service member to receive the nation’s highest honor for combat valor for actions in Iraq.