White House postpones Medal of Honor for Alwyn Cashe until after the inauguration

It’s been over 15 years since Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe walked through fire to save his soldiers in Iraq — burning his body in the process and ultimately sacrificing his life for theirs — but for those fighting to see Cashe posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the wait isn’t over quite yet.

The White House team coordinating on the official announcement for the Medal of Honor determined on Friday that a potential ceremony wouldn’t come until after the inauguration on Jan. 20, two defense officials confirmed to Task & Purpose.

Kasinal Cashe White, Cashe’s older sister, also told Task & Purpose that while she hasn’t heard anything official from the Trump White House, it has been indicated to her that things have been postponed until after the inauguration. The White House did not provide a comment for this story.

The delay comes days after supporters of President Donald Trump gathered in Washington, D.C. and stormed the U.S. Capitol, an event which left at least five dead, including a member of the U.S. Capitol Police force who was a National Guard veteran.

While no plans about a ceremony had been solidified, a defense official told Task & Purpose last week before the riots at the Capitol that an announcement from the White House about the Medal of Honor ceremony was expected to come on Friday. One of the defense officials on Friday said the White House team did not provide any reasoning for why the potential ceremony was being delayed.

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/alwyn-cashe-medal-of-honor-delayed-white-house/

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