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President Joe Biden says "no one will forget" the way then-Staff Sgt. Earl Plumlee, an Oklahoma native, sprang into action to defend the base.

Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee and Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz.

Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee and Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz.

President Joe Biden presents the Medal of Honor to Army Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee at the White House, December 16, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

President Joe Biden presented the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military honor, to three U.S. Army soldiers on Thursday -- two posthumously -- for their service in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The awards are for actions during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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The medals were given for acts of "gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty." Two were awarded posthumously, including one to the first Black recipient since the Vietnam War.

President Biden on Thursday bestowed the Medal of Honor, the nation's most prestigious military award, to three soldiers for their actions in battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee and Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz.