Fallen soldier to be first Black Medal of Honor recipient since Vietnam

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Naveed Jamali
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#exclusive @newsweek has confirmed that #alwyncashe is set to be the first black soldier, since Vietnam, to receive the Medal of Honor. Sources tell us that SecDef has approved the award and the White House is working on a date for the ceremony.

Exclusive: Fallen soldier to be first Black Medal of Honor recipient since Vietnam
Two sources familiar with the process confirmed to Newsweek that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has signed off on Army Sergeant 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe receiving the Medal of Honor, and a third...
newsweek.com
10:44 AM · Jul 21, 2021 from Manhattan, NY

https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-fallen-iraq-war-soldier-track-first-black-medal-honor-recipient-since-vietnam-1611928

A U.S. soldier who sacrificed his life to save his comrades from their burning vehicle after it was struck by roadside bomb in Iraq is soon set to become the first Black servicemember to receive the U.S. government's most prestigious award for valor since the Vietnam War after a years-long battle for recognition, Newsweek has learned.

Two sources familiar with the process have confirmed to Newsweek that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who is the first Black Pentagon chief, has signed off on Army Sergeant 1st Class Alwyn Cashe receiving the Medal of Honor. A third source aware of the proceedings has confirmed that the White House is working to set a date for the award ceremony and that Cashe's family has been notified.

Cashe, 35, was serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division outside Samarra city in central Iraq on October 17, 2005, when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device that tore through the BAV and ignited its fuel cell.

"Without regard for his personal safety," his posthumous Silver Star award citation reads, "Cashe pulled the driver from the vehicle after having already suffered minor injuries, and then rushed back inside to extract six trapped soldiers and their Iraqi interpreter as his own fuel-soaked uniform caught fire."

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1. Long Over Due

His actions that day were beyond heroic and selflessness.
Taking this long to properly recognize his sacrifice is a shame.

RIP SFC Cashe