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General mark hertling. first, these stories of what the soldiers put themselves through, just the pain, the sacrifice, the bravery they went through. i know that some of these awards were back in action of 2005 and 2013. their families must be so relieved that -- >> this is a long time coming for two of these families. master sergeant earl plumblee, and, of course, sergeant first class alwyn cashe. there was a push by the families, by the men they served with and others to make these medal of honor awards. i don't want to go over the stories again. then as the awar himself was honored, but i h...

Bringing the virus with them. remember the children's table? >> dr. schaffner, i'm so sorry to interrupt. we have to get to president biden, who is awarding the medal of honor to three soldiers. >> this is an appropriate backdrop, abu our hearts are overflowing with gratitude for the courage, and gallantry. it's just hard to explain where the soldiers got the courage they got. late sergeant first-class alwyn cashe. late sergeant first-class chris christopher solis, sergeant

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

The rangers lead the way. on july 12th, 2018, nears the end of a fifth deemployment, a fifth deemployment, he was leading an operation in the patika province of afghanistan, not a very friendly place, to clear the area of enemy forces. attacked and pinned down by a large force, the sergeant exposed himself to enemy fire in order to retrieve a heavy weapons system that allowed his team to fight back and reach a secure location. during the fire fight, a member of his team was critically wounded. as they called for medical evacuation, as the rescue helicopter ri6d and began taking fire as well, t...

They are all incredible stories. master plumlee said he looked at awe with the earlier recipient. perhaps most impressive, he came back from deemployment. he will go back on deemployment in just a few weeks. for him it's a day in the office. i asked the sister of alwyn cashe, she said this was better than the lottery. she has waited for a long time. her brother had been on deployment before, and she had told him duck and come home. through tears she was able to