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Selflessness. jennifer griffin reporting live this afternoon from the pentagon. jen? >> shepard, this is the ninth medal of honor awarded by president trump, the same number as presidents bush and combined. the award is being upgraded from a silver star. staff sergeant bellavia turned 29 on the day he committed the honor. he saved a platoon pinned down in a darkened house and killed five enemy fighters in all. slitting the throat of one during hand-to-hand combat. >> he put himself in the line of that fire and laid down a base of fire, overwhelmed the enemy long enough for me to get myself and...

Was commissioned as an ensign in may of 1941. in september, he was assigned to a torpedo squadron on the "uss hornet" and at 23 he was one of the squadron's youngest pilots. on the 4th of june, 1942, 15 torpedo planes from his squadron went into battle against overwhelming numbers of enemy fighters and they were all shot down. but their sacrifice and their courage that day helped change the course of world history. ensign evans received the navy cross posthumously for his heroism during the air battle of midway. two months before he was lost, he wrote to a friend these words. many of our frien...

Program. he earned his wings of gold and commissioned as an ensign in may of 1941. in september assigned to a torpedo squadron and at 23 he was one of the squadron's youngest pilots. on the 4th of june 1942, 15 torpedo planes from the squadron went into battle against overwhelming numbers of enemy fighters. and they were all shot down. their sacrifice and courage that day helped change the course of world history. ensign evans received a navy cross posthumously for hero imduring the air battle of midway. two moss before he was lost he wrote to a friend these words -- "many of my friends of now...

Argentina, colombia, chile, and other nations. but maduro elected last year in a vote of the opposition says was rigged also has powerful backers including russia and so far the country's top military leadership. a showdown between the u.s. and venezuela could happen as early as this weekend. >> we will make sure we protect our folks on the ground and take all appropriate measures to ensure they are protected. >> the u.s. called for an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council on saturday morning. in the past, the maduro regime has crushed street demonstration and jailed opposition leader...

Part of a hawaii air national guard exercise. the former navy f-18 pilot was flying as a civilian contract pilot. the military often hires contractors to simulate enemy fighters in these exercises. >> martha raddatz with us from our washington bureau tonight. and martha, what do we know about the pilot's condition tonight? >> reporter: well, pothier's scheduled to have surgery for non-life threatening injuries, but he is in great spirits, and the family thankful no one else was injured. david? >> that is good news. martha, thank you. next tonight, to the joyful scene in clear creek, west vir...