Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share President to Award Medal of Honor to Iraq War Veteran Defense.gov June 25, 2019 | 21:41 President Donald J. Trump presents the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff St. David G. Bellavia at the White House, June 25, 2019. Bellavia receives the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 10, 2004. The western New York resident is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom.