Sgt. Maj. Thomas “Patrick” Payne, who is assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, w as part of a joint task force that assisted Iraqi security forces Oct. 22, 2015, in raiding an ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — South Carolina soldier Thomas Patrick Payne stood in the East Room of the White House on Friday as President Donald Trump presented him with the highest military honor.

Trump picked the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks to honor Sgt. Maj. Thomas “Patrick” Payne, who negotiated a barrage of enemy gunfire and repeatedly entered a burning building in a ...

The ceremony, taking place on the 19th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, honored Sergeant Major Thomas Patrick Payne for successfully evacuating dozens of hostages being held by ...

Trump picked the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks to honor Sgt. Maj. Thomas “Patrick” Payne, who negotiated a barrage of enemy gunfire and repeatedly entered a burning building in a ...

Soldier to receive Medal of Honor for Iraq hostage rescue An American soldier who helped rescue about 70 hostages set to be executed by Islamic State militants in ...

President Donald Trump awards the Medal of Honor to Sgt. Maj. Thomas "Patrick" Payne at the White House, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2020. Payne was awarded the medal for his actions while serving ...