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>> thank you. i wish i was that popular. i will tell you. [laughter] today is a real truly proud and special day for us at the white house because ron works right here alongside of us on the secret service counter assault team. these are incredible people. several weeks ago my staff asked ron and his wife-mile-an-hour darks thank you, miranda, to a meeting in the west wing. they didnt know what it was about they walked into the oval office and i told him he was going to receive our nations highe...

When he reached the bales of the mountain, ron raced to each patient giving them life-saving care. they were bleeding profusely and preparing them to be evacuated by helicopter but ron was not done yet. he charged back to the mountain all the way up and then rejoined the fight. for more than six hours, ron bravely faced down the enemy, not a single american died in that brutal battle thanks in great american to rons heroic actions. many of the warriors who fought in shock valley are here today. ...

Immediately, ron climbed the rockie mountain all the while fighting back against the enemy and dodging gunfire left and right. rockets were shot at him, everything was shot at him. when he reached the top, one of his close friends, an afghan interpreter was already dead. two americans had been shot, dylann baier and luis morales. he treated them both to stabilize them and their condition. ron threw his body on top of dillon to protect him from shrapnel. it was there on that cliff that ron realiz...

Thank you very much for being with us. these are very brave, great people. staff sergeant ron shurer was born in alaska. he grew up in a military family moving to four states before middle school. he graduated from washington state university and applied to join the military, but was rejected due to a medical condition. i cant believe they rejected you. that was a bad mistake, but they made up for it, right? they made up for it. soon after america was attacked on september 11th, 2001, determined...

Be okay with what was going to happen then i just went back to work. one of his teammates john walden was shot almost severing his leg entirely. as ron was still rendering life-saving aide to dale loan he rendered aid to stop the bleeding. master arm and struck rons helmet. ron said it felt like he had been hit on the head with a baseball bat. but he got up, and in pretty bad shape, manage bandaged scots arm. ron and his colleagues used nylon webbing to lower down dangerous and steep clip.

Thats a great story. it was during his special forces training that ron met miranda. just before rons first deployment, they were married. miranda was six months pregnant with their first son cammeron when ron deployed to afghanistan for the second time. just a month before he returned home, ron was called on a special operations mission. the aim was to hunt down a deadly terrorist, a leader in that world he was in a remote mountain village, very dangerous territory. on april 6th, 2008, ron was ...

People. staff sergeant ron shurer was born in fair banks, alaska. he grew up in a military family, moving to four states before middle school. he graduated from washington state university and applied to join the military but was rejected due to a medical condition. i can believe they rejected you. but they made up for it, right? soon after, america was attacked on september 11th, 2001. determined to serve, ron reapplied to the military and was accepted into the united states army, he became a m...

Sergeant first class carls warsbach. [ applause ] and two wonderful afghan translators, baruz, mohamn and gafori. [applause] thank you very much. we really appreciate it. he did a good job. did he do a good job? yes? otherwise, its too late. [laughter] we can always change our mind. he did a good job. thank you all for your noble service and for being here to celebrate rons historic achievement. it true solid that.

As many of you know a year and a half ago ron was diagnosed with cancer. tough cancer. rough cancer. but he has braved, battled, worked. he has done everything he can, that cancer, he has been fighting it every single day with courage and with strength, and he is a warrior. he is a warrior. and just like he faced every single battle of his entire life, is he facing a very tough battle right now with cancer. but i will tell you he is the best dad and role model two boys could ever ask for. right?...

The team. while he was still near the base of the mountain, the first team began to scale the cliff toward the village. as they approached the top, roughly 200 well-trained and well-armed terrorists ambushed the american and afghan forces. soon, ron heard his comrade call his name, ryan wellen had been struck by shrapnel at the base of the mountain. he was very, very seriously hurt but ron braved enemy fire to rush to his friend and to treat his wounds. then he heard over the radio that american...