Trump awards Medal of Honor to Army medic
President Trump awarded the nation's highest military honor to Ronald J. Shurer II for conspicuous gallantry for actions he took in 2008 as a staff sergeant in the Army. He now serves in the Secret Service.
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President Trump awarded the nation's highest military honor to Ronald J. Shurer II for conspicuous gallantry for actions he took in 2008 as a staff sergeant in the Army. He now serves in the Secret Service.
Trump awarded the military honor to Ronald J. Shurer II, for conspicuous gallantry for actions he took in 2008 as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army
The president said the medal recipients went "above and beyond the call of duty"
President Trump presented the Medal of Honor Wednesday to the widow of Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman. He gave his life protecting troops in Afghanistan. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has his story.
The Medal of Honor was presented Wednesday to the widow of Air Force Technical Sgt. John Chapman
President Trump presented a posthumous Medal of Honor to Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, an Air Force combat controller killed in action in 2002 during a rescue operation for a Navy SEAL after a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
President Trump presented the medal to the widow of Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman at the White House on Wednesday
The U.S. Air Force has released aerial footage of Tech Sgt. John Chapman’s final moments in 2002 as he fought against al Qaeda militants in Afghanistan. Chapman was killed during a mission to rescue a stranded teammate. He will posthumously receive a Medal of Honor later this month.
Tech Sgt. John Chapman will posthumously receive a Medal of Honor later this month for his actions
President Trump posthumously presented a Medal of Honor to Army intelligence officer First Lieutenant Garlin Conner for his bravery during World War II. Conner's widow, Pauline Conner, accepted the medal his behalf.
An American hero received the highest military honor on Tuesday. But how he earned it was largely a secret until now. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has the story.
In 1945, Garlin Conner's commanding officer wrote he had "never seen a man with as much courage and ability"
"In his daring, his devotion, and his duty, he was larger than life," President Trump said of First Lieutenant Garlin Conner
The March 2002 ambush became known as the Battle of Roberts Ridge, one of the most savage and controversial of the Afghan war
President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to retired Navy SEAL Britt Slabinski for his bravery in Afghanistan 16 years ago.
President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to Britt Slabinski for heroism during a firefight in Afghanistan 16 years ago
For Veterans Day, the "Takeout" talks with CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin, who has interviewed over 20 recipients of the nation's highest military award
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"It wasn't what we were doing," Rose said. "It was where we were doing it is really why it was classified."
Capt. Rose received the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during his time in the Vietnam War
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