the president of the united states of america has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor posthumously to technical sergeant john a. chapman, united states air force conspicuous gallantry at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. technical sergeant john a. chapman twished himself by extraordinary heroism as an air force special tactic combat controller attached to a navy sea, air and land seal team conducting reconnaissance operations in afghanistan on march 4, 2002. during insertion the team s helicopter was ambushed, causing a teammate to fall into an entrenched group of combatants below. sergeant chapman and the team voluntarily reinserted on to the snow capped mountain into the heart of a known enemy stronghold to rescue con of their own.
did she vote for trump? [ laughter ] the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress march 3rd, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to first lieutenant garland m. connor, united states army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty. he distinguished himself with acts of gallantry while serving can company k, third battalion, third infantry division on the mortgaging of january 24th, 1945. german forces ferociously counter attacked the front left flank of the regiment with 600
to come forward and please read the citation. thank you. the president of the united states in the name of the congress takes pleasure in presenting the medal of honor to senior chief special warfare operator sea, air and land britt k.slovinski, united states navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrue pidity above and beyond the call of duty while receivering in the operation of enduring freedom. senior chief special warfare
massive north vietnamese attack on a hill top outpost. he and his brothers were heavily outnumbered, it took just minutes for the enemy to break through their defenses and the fighting very quickly became hand-to-hand. history records in that moment that that young 1st lieutenant rallied his brother to stand their ground. ordered air and artillery strikes from a dangerously exposed position for four straight hours. as the situation worsened, he personally directed the withdrawal and provided cover fire and to ensure his brother s safety, and to inflict maximum damage on the enemy, he actually called in an artillery strike on his own position. wounded and unable to escape himself, he managed to evade detection for eight long days until he was rescued when american forces retook the outpost. for his conspicuous gallantry,
strong for god, for family and for country. mike, we honor you. we thank you. we salute you. and with hearts full of admiration and pride, we present you with the congressional medal of honor, and now i would like the military aide to come forward and read the citation. thank you very much. thank you. [ applause ] the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress march 3, 1863 has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to sergeant gary m. rose, united states army, for conspicuous gallantry at the rick of his