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The Latest: Trump presents Medal of Honor to former medic

FILE - In this June 9, 2017 file photo, former Army medic James McCloughan is interviewed in South Haven, Mich. McCloughan, from Michigan, who risked his life nine times to rescue comrades in Vietnam is becoming the first person to receive the Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, July 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
FILE - In this June 9, 2017 file photo, former Army medic James McCloughan is interviewed in South Haven, Mich. McCloughan, from Michigan, who risked his life nine times to rescue comrades in Vietnam is becoming the first person to receive the Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, July 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

By Associated Press 2 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump’s presentation of the Medal of Honor to James McCloughan (all times local):

3:25 p.m.

An Army medic who saved wounded soldiers from a Vietnam War kill zone despite his own serious injuries is receiving the Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump.

The medal is the nation’s highest military honor for actions in combat, and Monday is Trump’s first time presenting it.

The recipient is 71-year-old James McCloughan (mih-KLOO’-uhn), of South Haven, Michigan.