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Vehicle one by one. he will be the first african american service member to receive the medal of honor for action in iraq or afghanistan. it only comes after a decade-long effort to bestow the medal to sergeant cashe. sergeant plumlee is being honored for taking on suicide bombers in 2013. he carried a wounded soldier to safety and administered first aid. sergeant salize shielded a medevac from enemy fire as it was evacuating a wounded soldier, saving the lives of the entire helicopter crew as well as the wounded service member. we are expecting this service to begin at the white house. it was...

Is 175, the rangers lead the way. july 12, 2018, nearing the end of a fifth deployment. he was leading an operation in afghanistan. not a very friendly place. to cheer the area of enemy forces. pinned down by a large force the sergeant exposed him to enemy fire to retrieve a heavy weapons system that allowed his team to fight back. during the fire fight, a member of his team was critically wounded. they called for medical evacuation. as the rescue helicopter took fire as well, the sergeant knew it was time to get his wounded teammate loaded and treated. he once again knowingly and willingly st...

And acteds a physical shield on the aircraft. he placed himself directly between the cockpit and the enemy. as the helicopter lifted offer was hit by enemy fire. he motioned for them to go on. rather than remain behind to load him. this prevented further casualties among other members of his team. throughout the entire engagement he significantly changed the course of battle by placing himself in extreme danger to protect his team and it cost him his life. he is an extraordinary american and selfless above and beyond the call of duty.

Flames. the sergeant turned back to the vehicle to help free the driver. in the process sergeant cashe uniform drenched in it fuel caught fire causing severe burns. they were still taking enemy fire but cashe thought only of his fellow soldiers. he returned to the burning vehicle and pulled 4 soldiers free. 4 more. at this point of the second and third degrees burns covering 75% of his body. his uniform mostly burned away the sergeant saw there were still 2 soldiers and their interpreter unaccounted for. went back for a third time and got everyone out of that inferno. that was his code. his lo...

Each of you know what it means to stare down danger. we're grateful for all you three have done, so many more. the family of sergeant first-class alwyn cashe. this has been 16 years in coming. representative, thank you for your efforts along with the team, and sergeant cashe's commanders, commander in arms, his medical team and the family, who worked with such dedication over so many years to make this recognition possible. okay 17 sergeant cashest was commanding a bradley fighting vehicle on night patrol in iraq. they came under enemy fire. an improvised explosive device