Medal of Honor finally awarded to Michael Ollis after Obama, Biden denials

The sister of Military Workers Sgt. Michael Ollis, a soldier who will obtain the Medal of Honor 13 years after sacrificing himself to avoid wasting others from a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, stated the choice introduced long-awaited validation after he was denied the award underneath President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden.

Kimberly Ollis-Losciavo described her response to the information of her brother’s recognition, which President Donald Trump delivered to her mother and father in a cellphone name, as “appreciation, bittersweet validation.”

Workers Sgt. Michael Ollis’ sister, Kimberly, stated her brother, left, receiving the Medal of Honor after 13 years looks like a “bittersweet validation.” (I’ve Received Your Again / Fb; Fox Information)

“He was lastly validated for his actions after 13 years of not likely being validated by the federal authorities,” Ollis-Losciavo stated Thursday on “Fox & Mates First.”

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She stated her brother was acknowledged domestically in Staten Island and New Jersey, which the household knew, however not on the federal degree.

A cut up picture reveals Michael Ollis in battle and a photograph of him at a memorial mass. Ollis receives a Medal of Honor. (I’ve your assist/Fb; DVDs)

Ollis was killed in Afghanistan on August 28, 2013 when he used his physique to guard a Polish military officer throughout a suicide assault. He was 24 years outdated. Ollis-Losciavo said that he deserved credit score for saving the various different Polish and American officers current on the bottom that night.

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She stated her sister wrote a letter to President Obama in 2013 pleading for official recognition of Ollis, nevertheless it was denied. Ollis’ file was reopened throughout Trump’s first time period, Ollis-Losciavo stated, however was closed once more underneath Biden.

“We determined to start out a basis as a result of we have been so invested in our neighborhood and needed to assist different individuals stay like Mike. So as an alternative of grieving, we took motion, we put ourselves to work… and our neighborhood and the inspiration grew,” she stated.

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The household started gaining recognition on social media, Ollis-Losciavo stated, elevating cash for army causes and even getting a ferry to Staten Island named after Ollis.

“And now President Trump reopened this case, and we lastly made it to the Pentagon. And everybody signed off for him to obtain the Medal of Honor. And we’re simply actually completely satisfied,” she stated.

Fox Information Digital’s Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.