Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share President Presents Medal of Honor During White House Ceremony Defense.gov June 26, 2018 | 19:24 President Donald J. Trump posthumously presents the Medal of Honor to Army 1st Lt. Garlin M. Conner for conspicuous gallantry during World War II, in a ceremony at the White House. Conner's widow, Pauline Lyda Wells Conner, and family will join the president at the ceremony, June 26, 2018.