'Extraordinary service': Batavia's SSgt. Bellavia first living Iraq vet awarded Medal of Honor

Story by Dylan Smith, editor and publisher of the Tucson Sentinel. Photos by Howard Owens. David Bellavia, a Batavia resident, on Tuesday, became the first living veteran of the Iraq War to receive the Medal of Honor, as President Donald Trump presented the award in a ceremony at the White House. Trump said it was his "privilege to award the highest military honor to an

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