Touching Moment President Trump Calls to Tell Family of Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis He Will Posthumously Receive Medal of Honor

Sgt. Michael H. Ollis/ Image: Fort Drum Public Affairs

The family of Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis,24, received a call from President Trump, who shared that Michael will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously.

Staff Sgt. Ollis, from Staten Island, New York, died in Afghanistan in 2013. Michael was on his third combat deployment when a suicide bomber charged toward an already wounded Polish Army officer. In his last moment on earth, Staff Sgt. Ollis stepped in between an Afghan suicide bomber and the officer.