Biden Awards , Medal of Honor to 3 Soldiers, Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
On December 16, President Joe Biden awarded
the Medal of Honor, the highest decoration
in the U.S. military, to three Army soldiers. .
On December 16, President Joe Biden awarded
the Medal of Honor, the highest decoration
in the U.S. military, to three Army soldiers. .
CNN reports that two of the soldiers
were awarded the medal posthumously.
While serving in Iraq,
Army Sergeant First Class
Alwyn Cashe pulled several
soldiers and an interpreter
from a burning vehicle hit by
an improvised explosive device. .
In 2005, Cashe died as a result of his wounds. .
Cashe became the seventh service member
who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom
to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
He is also the first
African American
to receive the honor
since the Vietnam War,
which ended in 1975. .
Army Sergeant First Class Christopher Celiz died from wounds he received while loading injured people into a medical evacuation helicopter. .
CNN reports that
while under enemy fire
in Afghanistan in 2018,
Celiz waved the helicopter off,
telling them to leave without him. .
Today, we add his name to the
lead vanguard of American warriors
who, generation after generation,
served our nation, President Joe Biden, Medal of Honor Ceremony, via CNN.
Today, we add his name to the
lead vanguard of American warriors
who, generation after generation,
served our nation, President Joe Biden, Medal of Honor Ceremony, via CNN.
Army Master Sergeant Earl D. Plumlee, the only living recipient, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions in Afghanistan in 2013.