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The
White House • August 23, 2018 |
The Day Ahead
President
Donald J. Trump will participate in a roundtable on the Foreign
Investment Risk Review Modernization Act, which will both protect
national security and preserve America’s longstanding policy of
open investment.
First Air Force Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War
Yesterday,
President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to a fallen hero,
Technical Sergeant John A. Chapman of the United States Air Force,
who died serving in Afghanistan 16 years ago. Sergeant Chapman is
the first member of the U.S. Air Force to receive the Medal of
Honor since the Vietnam War.
On
March 4, 2002, on Takur Ghar mountain in Afghanistan, Sergeant
Chapman’s aircraft came under heavy enemy fire and was hit by a
rocket-propelled grenade. One teammate was ejected from the
aircraft, and the crippled helicopter crash landed in the valley
below. Sergeant Chapman and the remaining joint special operations
team members voluntarily returned to the snow-capped mountain—into
the heart of a known enemy stronghold—in an attempt to rescue
their stranded teammate.
Sergeant
Chapman charged into enemy fire through harrowing conditions,
seized an enemy bunker, and killed its enemy occupants. Despite
severe wounds, he continued to fight relentlessly, sustaining a
violent engagement with multiple enemy personnel before paying the
ultimate sacrifice. Sergeant Chapman’s heroic actions, at the
cost of his life, are credited with saving the lives of his
teammates.
“Our
nation is rich with blessings,” President Trump said
yesterday. “But our greatest blessings of all are the patriots
like John.”
Promises
kept: How
the President is honoring his commitment to veterans
Vice President to update on America in space
Vice
President Mike Pence will visit NASA’s Johnson Space Center
in Houston today, where he will update Americans about the Trump
Administration’s work to put human exploration back at the core
of our national space program.
A
big part of that mission is returning NASA to the Moon, which
will serve as a forerunner to future human missions to Mars.
President
Trump says America will once again lead the world in
the exploration and development of space. Earlier this year, the
Administration unveiled a National Space Strategy to accomplish
just that, refocusing our space program by more closely linking
its work to both American national security and American strength.
Get
the facts: President
Trump’s “America First” National Space Strategy
President Trump to Hawaii: ‘Please prepare yourselves’
President
Trump is deeply concerned for the wellbeing of all Hawaiians
as Hurricane Lane continues to threaten the islands. Lane is
expected to produce total rain accumulations of 10 to 15 inches
with isolated maximum rain amounts of 20 inches across the state.
Yesterday,
the President approved an emergency
declaration for the State of Hawaii, ordering federal
assistance to supplement state and local response efforts.
“Everyone in the path of #HurricaneLane please prepare
yourselves, heed the advice of State and local officials, and
follow @NWSHonolulu for updates,” the President tweeted. “Be
safe!”
Photo of the Dayhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/POTD-August-23-2018-1200x800.jpgOfficial White House Photo by Andrea HanksPresident Donald J. Trump presents the Medal of Honor to Mrs. Valerie Nessel, widow of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient | August 22, 2018 |
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