President Donald Trump speaks before awarding the Medal of Honor to 1st Lt. Garlin Conner posthumously during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Conner is being recognized for actions on Jan. 24, 1945, when he left a position of relative safety for a better position "to direct artillery fire onto the assaulting enemy infantry and armor.". (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)