WATCH: President Trump presents Medal of Honor to Vietnam War Army medic

Update: This event has ended.

President Trump is set on Monday to present the Medal of Honor to a veteran Army medic who served during the Vietnam War.

Retired Army Capt. Gary M. Rose of Huntsville, Alabama reportedly ran into the line of fire on repeated accounts during his time in service, at one point using his own body to shield that of a wounded soldier.

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