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Army Sgt. Maj. Thomas "Patrick" Payne

Sgt. Maj. Thomas "Patrick" Payne, an Army Ranger assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command, will receive the Medal of Honor after he risked his life to save dozens of hostages facing imminent execution by ISIS fighters in northern Iraq in 2015.

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