Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/obama-awards-medal-of-honor-to-soldier-for-combat-bravery Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story In a ceremony at the White House, President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Pfc. Ty Michael Carter on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. Carter received the medal, the highest combat valor award in the U.S., for his courageous actions during a 2009 attack on a combat post in Afghanistan.