of duty. john: what is interesting about sergeant cashe, he is the first african-american since 9-11 to receive the medal of honor. in the other two cases there was a bureaucratic nightmare for cashe and for plumley as well. awarding the medal of honor. cashe s center said after 16 years of emotional torture for us he will get what he deserves. plumley was up for the medal of honor but went with the silver star instead. the other case was innocent question. it s interesting that silver stars were going to be awarded to two and they were upgradeed
christopher was courage made flesh. today we add his name to the let s van guard of american warriors who inspired our nation with their unwavering bravery and service. his legacy lives on. the lives he saved and the memories he made with his beloved wife katie and their precious daughter shannon. thanks for sharing your dad with our country, shannon. we will never forget the debt we owe you and your whole family. august 28, 2013. then staff sergeant plumley was snapping a quick photo with members of his community in
from now. earl plumley the 67th living recipient. and two sergeants will be awarded the award postumously. jennifer? president biden will award the medal of honor to two soldiers who served in afghanistan and one who gave his life to save others in iraq. plumley served with the first special forces group killed an afghanistan insurgents and shot and killed a suicide bomber after 10 insurgents wearing afghan army uniforms blew a 60
the newest recipients of the medal of honor. i want to tank all the distinguished guests here today. the chairman of the joint chiefs and the secretary secretary austin. and leaders of the united states army and the vice-president of the united states and the second gentleman. i am jill s husband. jill is here. [laughing]. as we add these 3 names to our nation s role of honor, i want to recognize previous medal of honor recipients who are here today to honor their brothers. matthew williams. stand up if you would, please. [applauding]. thomas payne. [applauding]. [inaudible]. [applauding].
afghanistan. then insurgents detonated a 400 pound car bomb that blew open a 60 foot wide breach in a wall. staff sergeant plumley raced to the blast to defend the base. they encountered insurgents coming through the wall wearing explosive vests. our troops started taking rocket fire. the driver of their truck came into the line of enemy fire to shield injured members of their team. the staff sergeant exited the vehicle and used his own bod toe shield the driver. he left whatever cover the truck provided him and engaged the infarads. out numbered, armed with only a pistol.vaders.