Pres. Biden presents Medal of Honor to widow of Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, the first Black service member to receive the award since the 9/11 attacks.
The highest award for"valor in action against an enemy force" can be awarded to anyone serving in the U.S. armed services.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 risking their lives"above and beyond the call of duty" during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, including Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, the first Black service member to be so honored since the 9/11 attacks.
She told ABC News in an interview on Wednesday that receiving the Medal of Honor"means everything" to the family. Asked how she feels about Cashe being the first Black soldier to receive the highest award for valor for service during the war on terror, Cashe-White said her brother"earned" the honor through his actions.
Biden will also posthumously honor Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz, an Army Ranger who died at 32 years old during a 2018 firefight in Afghanistan, as well as Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee, a Special Forces soldier who fought off Taliban suicide bombers in Afghanistan in 2013 and is set to attend the ceremony, according to the White House.
Celiz, who died of wounds he received in combat on July 12, 2018, in Afghanistan's Paktia Province, was attacked while leading an operation to disrupt attacks against the U.S. and allied forces and saved six live through his actions, the White House said.
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