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On the recordDecember 16, 2021
Sergeant Cashe was commanding and Bradley fighting vehicle and night patrol in Iraq. They came under enemy fire. An Improvised Explosive Device detonated, igniting the vehicles fuel and engulfing in flames. Patrol was still taking enemy fire but Cashe thought only of his fellow soldiers trapped in the troop compartment. So he pushed his own pain aside or returned to the burning vehicle and got everyone out of that inferno. That was his code, a warrior who literally walked through fire for his troops.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

President Biden honors Sergeant Alwyn Cashe for his bravery during a combat mission in Iraq.

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