[ applause ] army captain william swenson receiving the medal of honor for saving his troops. and this picture of u.s. army ranger. he was wounded last week in an attack in afghanistan that left four members of his team dead. mounting pressure for kathleen sebelius to step down following the health care fall
meet others and they were ambushed. the battle lasted more than six hour. could i have done anything different? no. but could i always hope that the outcome could have been different? yeah. the real question is could the u.s. military have done anything differently? after the attack he complained the strict rules of engagement and the delay of sending artillery fire led to lost lives. captain was nominated for the medal of honor in 2009 at the same time dakota myer was but his was quote lost in the army s dur ro bur rocksy. somebody went in and deleted
de decoration the medal of honor for actions above and beyond the call of duty. but this may be the first time that we wan witness the actions for ourselves today we honor the soldier who went back in captain william swenson. today, is only the second time in nearly half a century that the medal of honor has been awarded to two survivors of the same battle. dakota is not here today but i wanted to welcome some of the soldiers and marines who fought alongside these men and the families of those. i want to welcome our
it from the awards database. he said the army pushed him out of the service. the real tragedy is that instead of being rewarded for his heroism four years ago it took a u.s. congressman and a reporter to make sure that he was not forgotten. you can see the live picture as we await the chaplain first to come out in the white house room and then the president and then of course sergeant or captain that is who is going to be receiving the medal of honor. we are going to take a quick break. arriving right here in new york one of the world s most wanted terrorists. and the president s health care chief under fire over those obama care glitches and it is not just republicans saying someone should be fired.
states of america authorized by act of congress march 3rd, 1863 has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to cap tain william dswenson yuts states army for the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. he distinguished himself at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as anvisor in support of the command battalion third brigrade combat division on september 8th, 2009. on that morning more than 60 well armed well positioned enemy fighters ambushed his combat team as it moved on foot for a meeting with village eldered.