President Biden on Thursday awarded the Medal of Honor to three U.S. soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Sgt Alwyn C. Cashe, Sgt Christopher A. Celiz and Sgt Earl D. Plumlee.
Sgt. First Class Christopher Celiz was posthumously awarded the US armed forces' highest honor on Thursday for giving his life to save a fellow soldier during a 2018 operation in Afghanistan.
President Biden will award the Medal of Honor on Dec 16 to three U.S. soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, the White House said Friday, including to the first black soldier since the Vietnam War.
On December 16, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., will award the Medal of Honor to Sergeant First Class Alwyn C. Cashe, United States Army, Sergeant