VFW reports: Navy SEAL Receives Medal of Honor
RE: The Veterans of Foreign Wars
Topic: Navy SEAL Receives Medal of Honor
On Monday, the president awarded the Medal of Honor to Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Edward C. Byers Jr., making him the sixth Navy SEAL in the force’s history to receive the military’s highest honor. Byers, a life member of VFW Post 2313 in Hawthorne, Nevada, received the medal for actions taken during a rescue operation in Afghanistan in December 2012. A Toledo, Ohio, native and Navy corpsman, Byers has nine combat tours, two Purple Hearts, and is a five-time recipient of the Bronze Star with valor. Read more.
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