{"id":150534,"date":"2026-03-03T02:59:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/150534\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T02:59:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:59:32","slug":"staten-island-native-posthumously-awarded-medal-of-honor-at-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/150534\/","title":{"rendered":"Staten Island native posthumously awarded Medal of Honor at White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to three U.S. soldiers, two posthumously, and one of them is a hometown hero from Staten Island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis, from Staten Island, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His parents, Robert and Linda, accepted the medal on behalf of their son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ollis was killed during an attack in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The other two honorees were a World War II veteran and a sergeant who served in the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The medal ceremony took place at the White House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">*<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/newsletters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Get Eyewitness News Delivered;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Get Eyewitness News Delivered<\/a> <br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCrlIS7z20CnVaCrMvdkig_g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow us on YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Follow us on YouTube<\/a> <br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More local news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">More local news<\/a><br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/7ny.tv\/submitnewstip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Send us a news tip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Send us a news tip<\/a><br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? 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