Biden to award Medal of Honor to 3 soldiers Thursday

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden volition grant the Medal of Honor Thursday to 3 U.S. soldiers who fought successful the wars successful Afghanistan and Iraq.

According to ABC News, 1 of the recipients, Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, volition beryllium the archetypal Black worker to person the grant since the Sept. 11 panic attacks.

Cashe was 35 erstwhile helium suffered fatal injuries successful Iraq portion rescuing chap soldiers from a burning conveyance successful 2005. ABC News reports that his widow, Tamara Cashe, volition beryllium astatine the White House Thursday to person the posthumous award.

Cashe was awarded the Silver Star successful 2009, though galore of his chap soldiers thought helium deserved higher honors. The Washington Post reports that portion the Army determined Cashe reached into the burning conveyance six times to rescue others, it took apical officials years of convincing earlier the Florida autochthonal could beryllium recognized for his heroic actions.

The Post besides reports that President Donald Trump planned to connection the grant to Cashe earlier this year, but the ceremonial was scuttled successful the aftermath of the Capitol riots.

The different soldiers who volition beryllium honored Thursday are Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz and Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee.

Celiz volition besides person the grant posthumously. He died aft stepping betwixt Taliban fighters and a U.S. chopper evacuating wounded successful 2018.

Plumlee is simply a Special Forces worker who fought disconnected insurgents successful Afghanistan successful 2013.