Soldier Receives Medal of Honor for Saving Dozens of Hostages in Daring Iraq Raid Sept. 11, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Thomas P. Payne received the Medal of Honor during a Sept. 11 ceremony at the White House for a 2015 mission during which he led a rescue that liberated 75 captives facing execution at the hands of the Islamic State group. ...