Biden presents 3 soldiers with top military award

President Joe Biden presented the Medal of Honor to three soldiers on Thursday who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. Two were recognized posthumously. The award is the nation's highest military award for valor in combat.

Those honored were: Master Sergeant Earl Plumlee, a Special Forces soldier who fought off Taliban insurgents after an attack in Afghanistan in 2013. Sergeant First Class Christopher Celiz, 32, an Army Ranger who died after stepping between Taliban fighters and a U.S. helicopter evacuating wounded in 2018 in Afghanistan.

Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe, 35, who died as a result of burns he suffered while rescuing fellow soldiers from a burning vehicle in Iraq in 2005. Kate Celiz and Tamara Cashe accepted the medals of behalf of their families. Now, Master Sergeant Earl Plumlee is serving with the 1st Special Forces Group at Fort Lewis, Washington.