It's National Medal of Honor Day and Alwyn Cashe still doesn't have his [View all]

Today on National Medal of Honor Day, there’s one obvious question: Why has Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe not been awarded the Medal of Honor?

Cashe died in November 2005 after literally walking through fire to save his soldiers in Iraq. More than a decade later, the fight to have him recognized for his heroism seemed to be nearing a successful end. In December, then-President Donald Trump signed a law authorizing Cashe to posthumously receive the medal, waiving a requirement which says it must be awarded within five years of the heroic action in question.

Your vehicle rolls over an explosive device. You end up outside soaked in fuel, your friends inside. Flames engulf the vehicle.
What would you do?

He jumped in to pull them out.
He was on fire, but kept going back.
He died after pulling them out.

We see you, SFC Alwyn Cashe. pic.twitter.com/Dc2zh0BE6Q

— Canadian Forces in 🇺🇸 (@CAFinUS) March 25, 2021
By January, the Pentagon had recommended the nomination to the White House after it was signed off on by then-Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller.

Almost a week later, everyone was still waiting.

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