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He fought for several more hours, valiantly protecting the wounded and putting his own life in great peril to save his comrades. matt's incredible heroism helped ensure that not a single american soldier died in the battle of shock valley. his grand commander later wrote, i've never seen a troop so poised, focused and capable during a fight and matt is without question and without reservation one of the bravest soldiers and people i've ever met. matt wants all americans to know that he was not alone in his heroism that day. joining us this afternoon, our other heros of shock valley. please ris...

Beret. he finished special forces training in august of 2007 and deployed to afghanistan. in april 2008, he dozens of forces on a mission to take down a terrorist leader in a remote mountain village. sounded simple. not simple. on that cold spring morning, the soldiers arrived in helicopters and jumped ten feet from their chinooks to shock valley. at the base of a 100 foot mountain, a handful of special forces scouted ahead. the lead group was 60 feet up the slope when roughly 200 insurgents savagely attacked and a big surprise. very unwelcome surprise, i might

Thank you both very much. fantastic job. fantastic job. thank you. >> dana: i assume you all agree with this choice, right? okay. your last chance, huh? they all agree. thank you very much. i agree, too. we all do. staff sergeant ronald scherr was with us and privileged to be with us. we had a not so long ago a great ceremony with the medal of honor. that was amazing that you're both here together. to each and every one of you, i want to thank you and thank the fearless defense and what you've done for our country. it's incredible. your valor, your bravery, your strength, your heart, your soul...

What they did not tell is you that when those green berets were dropped into shock valley in afghanistan it was snowing. they were dropped into a raging river before all of the life-saving began. that's what they had to deal with. and the comrades that were hit and wounded would have bled out within 15 to 20 minutes if not for that man right there who kept them alive for six or seven hours until they were safely air lifted out of that valley. if you get a chance to go online and read his story, do it because it is captivating. it is compelling. it is well worth your time. meantime we were abou...

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 ron's heroic actions. many of the warriors who fought in shock valley are here today. when i read your name, will you please stand. staff sergeant dillon baier. [applause] stand up, sta...