Overview
- Victor Greenawalt, 11, received the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s Young Hero Citizen Honors Award in Washington on Wednesday.
- He used his body to shield classmate Weston Halsne as bullets came through the church windows at Annunciation Catholic Church and School on Aug. 27, 2025.
- Police said the attack killed an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old and left many others hurt, and the gunman died from a self-inflicted shot.
- Greenawalt joined National Medal of Honor Day events, including a wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery and an evening awards program.
- He is one of six honorees selected this year by the society, which runs the Citizen Honors program to recognize civilian courage.