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U.S. Army (WASHINGTON) President Joe Biden on Thursday is set to award the Medal of Honor the nation's highest military award for valor to three U.S. soldiers for their service during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, including Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, the first Black service member to be honored for heroic actions during the war on terror launched after the 9/11 attacks. Cashe suffered fatal injuries while serving in Iraq on Oct. 17, 2005, after rescuing fellow soldiers from a burning vehicle during Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Salah Ad Din Province, according to the White House. He will be honored posthumously. Cashe died 16 years ago at the age of 35 and his widow, Tamara Cashe, is set to accept the award on his behalf during a ceremony at the White House. Cashe's sister Kasinal Cashe-White recalled her brother as "very rambunctious," a "daredevil" and "a good kid all around." She told ABC News in an interview on Wednesday that rece
President Joe Biden is set to award the Medal of Honor to Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, the first Black soldier to be honored for service during the wars following 9/11.