Black servicemember posthumously receives the Medal of Honor

Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor, the first Black servicemember to receive the highest award for valor since the Vietnam War, Newsweek reported on Wednesday. Cashe sacrificed his life to save his comrades from a burning vehicle after it was struck by a roadside bomb in Iraq. … Continue reading Black servicemember posthumously receives the Medal of Honor