tonight, an important one. president biden awarded the medal of honor to three soldiers earlier today. army sergeant first class alwyn c. cashe, army sergeant first class christopher a. celiz, an army master sergeant earl d. plumlee. each of whom have put themselves at great risk to save the lives of others. sadly, sergeant alwyn c. cashe and sergeant christopher a. celiz did not survive the injuries that they suffered in combat. today the president share their great stories of heroism >> sergeant alwyn c. cashe was a commanding in vehicle in and i patrol in iraq. they came under enemy fire. an improviser closely didn't aided igniting the vehicle shield and engulfing inflamed. the patrol was still taking enemy fire but alwyn c. cashe thought only of his fellow soldiers trapped in the compartment. so he pushed his own pain aside and return to the burning