White House Announces Soldiers Alwyn Cashe, Earl Plumlee, and Christopher Celiz to Be Awarded Medal of Honor

breitbart.com ^ | 12/10/2021 | Kristina Wong

[rktman]

The White House announced Friday that three soldiers will be awarded the Medal of Honor, including one whose family had been fighting to see him recognized for 15 years.

The Biden Administration will award the Medals of Honor to Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe, Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee, and Sergeant First Class Christopher Celiz next Thursday, December 16.

Cashe saved fellow soldiers from a burning vehicle in Iraq in 2005, Plumlee fought off the enemy ambushing his Special Forces team in Afghanistan in 2013, and Celiz took fire to protect a helicopter evacuating wounded soldiers in Afghanistan in 2018.

Cashe’s case has received widespread attention, in part due to a decade-long battle to get him recognized by his former commander, fellow soldiers and veterans, and members of Congress across the political spectrum.

In 2005, while Cashe and his platoon were conducting a patrol, their Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit a roadside bomb, igniting the vehicle on fire. Cashe managed to exit, but came back repeatedly to drag his men out, despite becoming engulfed in flames himself.

He his first words in the hospital were to inquire about his men.

Cashe will be the first African American recipient of the award in the second Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, but his older sister has emphasized this has nothing to do with race.

“I won’t allow anybody to make it a race thing because he did what he did not because he was black,” Kasinal Cashe White told reporters last year. “He did what he did because he was a soldier and loved his men. And they loved him in return. They reciprocated that.”

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[rktman]

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Since the statute of limitations for the Medal of Honor had passed, Congress first had to pass a law to extend it, and the Trump administration approved it, but was not able to schedule a ceremony before its end in office.

Thanks for their service. In this instance, send it registered mail.

[Sacajaweau]

Trump was the one that made this happen...not Biden.

But because one of the soldiers was black...Biden will chalk up another "race card" play. The media report is making that pretty clear.

[ronnie raygun]

Any comments from the families he left behind in Afghanistan

[cuz1961]

Couldn’t be scheduled cuz of dems no doubt. Weaseling to save the awarding for Biden and not trump who made it even possible.

I consider this

Biden

stealing

Trump’s

Valor.

Typical for the
Theif in Cheif.
.

[SES1066]

So that we may honor them - their pictures;

Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe (1970-2005) made it back to the USofA but passed from his severe burns 3 weeks following the attack. Prior Federal Law required such honors to be rendered within 5 years but this has been changed apparently [Not arguing].

Sergeant First Class Christopher Celiz (1986-2017), died of wounds in Afghanistan.

Master Sergeant Earl D. Plumlee, last active duty(?) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Washington State.

[Atten-hut! Hand Salute!]

[cuz1961]

Notice how a.i. autocorrect capitalized Biden and not trump ?

( just did it again )

[Joe 6-pack]

What are the odds Josef Stolen mentions his son Beau at the awards ceremony?

[rktman]

Thanks for posting.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

You are reading to much into it. Trump in the middle of a sentence will not be captilized as it is not just a last name.

[MinorityRepublican]

But because one of the soldiers was black...Biden will chalk up another "race card" play.

Quite unfortunate. Martin Luther King would be rolling over in his grave.

[centurion316]

It would be nice if the idiots at Breitbart could have managed to use the correct image to accompany their article. All three of these men were soldiers and will receive the Army version of the Medal of Honor. The picture that Breitbart used is the Navy/Marine Corps version.

[cuz1961]

You are reading to much into it. Trump in the middle of a sentence will not be captilized as it is not just a last name.
/\

I capitalized trump both times.

A.i. undid it.

I just got tired of fighting it.

A.I. is constantly changing correctly spelled words with completely different words all the time on me.

If you think I’m reading too much into a.i.

I suggest you read up on the subject.

Joebot.xyz is a good place to start.

I can see where you might think a.i. is less than what I think it is, but I’ve had this problem since I called my Alexa names and insulted it before I unplugged it and chucked it.

Ymmv.

[rktman]

Thanks for the clarification.

[egfowler3]

“... I’ve had this problem since I called my Alexa names and insulted it before I unplugged it and chucked it.”

I see your problem, you insulted your A.I. Just swallow your pride, apologize, and give it flowers & candy. And maybe fix the broken Alexa, too. / grin ;^)

[cuz1961]

In retrospect,

Maybe ThisLittleLightofMine and you are right.

( now where did I put that super glue ? )

As for the flowers and candy I’ll have my buddies creepy digital assistant a.i. bring them to her.

( it doesn’t like Alexa and autocorrect either ,
you should hear the stories it tells about them and it’s encounters with them in cyberspace after we asked about them )

/-)

[cuz1961]

In retrospect,

Maybe ThisLittleLightofMine and you are right.

( now where did I put that super glue ? )

As for the flowers and candy I’ll have my buddies creepy digital assistant a.i. bring them to her.

( it doesn’t like Alexa and autocorrect either ,
you should hear the stories it tells about them and it’s encounters with them in cyberspace after we asked about them )

/-)

[fella]

It’s hard for the enlisted to get awarded medals.

[cuz1961]

Of course it might just be cyber gossip or computing power envy .

[cuz1961]

I’m gratefully to these service members and am glad they have been awarded for their bravery.