Video- President Obama To Award His First Military Medal Of Honor

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will award his first Medal of Honor today.

The president will give the nation's highest military honor posthumously to Army Sgt. First Class Jared Monti. Monti was shot to death in the Afghan mountains in 2006 while trying for the third time to save a wounded comrade.

The White House says Monti went above and beyond the call of duty in sacrificing his own life to save another during combat.