President Trump awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, who rescued his entire squadron in Iraq. | Fox & Friends First

President Trump awards the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia fifteen years after his acts of heroism in the city of Fallujah in 2004. Bellavia is the first living Medal of Honor recipient for the Iraq War: abcn.ws/2NcNcIC | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

On November 10, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq, U.S Army Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia of Buffalo, N.Y is celebrating his 29th birthday when his unit has been called upon to search an area of houses for suspected enemy insurgents. While clearing a house, a squad from Staff Sergeant Bellavia's platoon became trapped within a room by intense enemy fire coming from a fortified position, Bellavia as a squad leader, exposed himself to enemy fire as he defended his Soldiers. Bellavia single -handedly saved an

MEDAL OF HONOR: President Trump presented Staff Sergeant David G. Bellavia the Medal of Honor on Tuesday. Bellavia is the first living Iraq War veteran to receive the honor. Bellavia was recognized for his actions on November 10, 2004 during the second battle of Fallujah. Bellavia's platoon was clearing a block of buildings when armed insurgents attacked. Bellavia took action, killing and wounding insurgents and single-handedly saved his entire squad, according to the Army. | CBS Newspath