Player Embed Code: <iframe width='500' height='300' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border: none; overflow: hidden; width: 500px; height: 300px;' allowtransparency='true' src='https://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/766557'></iframe> Download Embed Share Medal of Honor Ceremony Defense.gov Sept. 11, 2020 | 16:30 Army Sgt. Maj. Thomas P. Payne, who risked his life to save dozens of hostages during a nighttime rescue in Kirkuk Province, Iraq, in 2015, receives the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House, Sept. 11, 2020. The Medal of Honor is the nations highest military award for valor and is presented by the president on behalf of Congress