http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/sep/17/president-obama-awards-posthumous-medal-honor/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway091709d.mp3 President to Honor Slain Soldier http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/sep/17/president-obama-awards-posthumous-medal-honor/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/3561477190_3ae54c60d0_b(2).jpg true 8646 segment Today President Obama will award a posthumous Medal of Honor to Sergeant First Class Jared Monti. The nation's highest military honor will be given to Monti for his bravery. He was killed in Afghanistan in 2006 when he ran into enemy fire three times trying to rescue an injured comrade. Zachary Barn http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/3561477190_3ae54c60d0_b(2)_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/3561477190_3ae54c60d0_b(2)_26_square.jpg