Medal of Honor: 3 US soldiers receive top honor for valor
Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee and Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz.
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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.
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.
One died after rescuing his fellow soldiers from a burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Iraq. Another was killed in Afghanistan as he used his body as a
Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee and Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz.