On Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in recognition of his actions in Iraq in 2005.
By Michael J. Tarpey
Three soldiers will receive the Medal of Honor on Thursday. For two, it took longer than usual.
Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe will be the first Black U.S. service member to receive the Medal of Honor since Vietnam.
The three soldiers will be honored in the coming weeks.
The 3rd Infantry Division renamed its ceremonial garden after Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, an Iraq War hero.
Cashe's family could receive the award in the next few months.
Cashe died in 2005 from injuries sustained while trying to save his men from a burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle,
Advocates had hoped the Senate would pass legislation related to the honor before leaving on their election break.
House lawmakers advanced plans Tuesday to award the Medal of Honor to the Iraq War hero.
The measure would waive rules blocking the award for the Iraq War hero.
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