{"id":1127828,"date":"2021-12-17T07:59:07","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T12:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1127828"},"modified":"2021-12-17T07:59:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T12:59:10","slug":"watch-biden-admin-announces-posthumous-medal-of-honor-for-living-recipient-standing-in-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-admin-announces-posthumous-medal-of-honor-for-living-recipient-standing-in-room\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Biden Admin Announces Posthumous Medal Of Honor \u2014 For Living Recipient Standing In Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-biden-admin-announces-posthumous-medal-of-honor-for-living-recipient-standing-in-room%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1127828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration announced that it was \u201cposthumously\u201d awarding a Medal of Honor on Thursday to a recipient who was not only alive, but standing right next to the president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAttention to orders,\u201d said Marine Lt. Col. William Kerrigan, military aide to Biden. \u201cThe president of the United States of America, authorized by act of Congress March 3, 1863, has posthumously awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Earl D. Plumlee, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life and above and beyond the call of duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Kerrigan read out the citation, Plumlee stood at attention next to Biden, who proceeded to place the medal around the soldier\u2019s neck,\u201d The New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/16\/biden-aide-announces-posthumous-medal-of-honor-for-living-recipient\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cIt was not immediately clear if Kerrigan read the citation incorrectly or if the error was included in the document itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Narrator reading Biden&#8217;s citation, announces that the Medal of Honor is being awarded to Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee \u201cposthumously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plumlee is very much alive and standing right next to Biden. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h1LxmrBwDg\">pic.twitter.com\/h1LxmrBwDg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliespiering\/status\/1471571971469156355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The White House offered the following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/12\/10\/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-to-award-medal-of-honor\/\">information<\/a> about Plumlee:<\/p>\n<p><em>Master Sergeant Earl D. Plumlee will receive the Medal of Honor for his acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on August 28th, 2013, while serving as a Weapons Sergeant, C Company, 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>While deployed to Afghanistan, then-Staff Sergeant Plumlee instantly responded to a complex enemy attack that began with a massive explosion that tore a sixty-foot breach in the base\u2019s perimeter wall.&nbsp; Ten insurgents wearing Afghan National Army uniforms and suicide vests poured through the breach.&nbsp; Staff Sergeant Plumlee and five Special Operations members, intent upon defending the base, mounted two vehicles and raced toward the site of the detonation.&nbsp; The vehicles, now no longer under cover, came under effective enemy fire from the front and right.&nbsp; Using his body to shield the driver from enemy fire, he instinctively reacted, exiting the vehicle while simultaneously drawing his pistol and engaging an insurgent to the vehicle\u2019s right.&nbsp; Without cover and with complete disregard for his own safety, he advanced on the superior enemy force engaging multiple insurgents with only his pistol.&nbsp; Upon reaching cover, he killed two insurgents, one with a well-placed grenade and the other by detonating the insurgent\u2019s suicide vest using precision sniper fire.&nbsp; Again disregarding his own safety, he left cover and advanced alone against the superior enemy force engaging several combatants at close range, including an insurgent whose suicide vest exploded a mere seven meters from his position.&nbsp; Undeterred and resolute, he joined a small group of American and Polish Soldiers, who moved from cover to counter-attack the infiltrators.&nbsp; As the force advanced, he engaged an insurgent to his front left.&nbsp; The wounded insurgent threw a grenade before detonating his suicide vest.&nbsp; Staff Sergeant Plumlee then swung around and engaged another insurgent who charged the group from the rear.&nbsp; The insurgent detonated his suicide vest, mortally wounding a U.S. Soldier.&nbsp; Staff Sergeant Plumlee, with complete disregard for his own safety, ran to the wounded Soldier, carried him to safety, and rendered first aid.&nbsp; He then organized three Polish Soldiers for defense, methodically cleared the area, remained in a security posture, and continued to scan for any remaining threats.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Master Sergeant Plumlee enlisted in the Oklahoma Army National Guard in October 1998.&nbsp; Following his high school graduation in May 2000, he was released from the Oklahoma Army National Guard to join the U.S. Marine Corps.&nbsp; He served in the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve from May 2000 to December 2008.&nbsp; Following his separation from the Marine Corps Reserve, Master Sergeant Plumlee enlisted in the U.S. Army on February 5th 2009.&nbsp; He has numerous overseas deployments to include Iraq and Afghanistan and is currently serving as a Senior Weapons Sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Forces Group at Fort Lewis, Washington.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Biden Delivers Remarks at a Medal of Honor Ceremony\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kJKYoeUqTPM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration announced that it was \u201cposthumously\u201d awarding a Medal of Honor on Thursday to a recipient who was not only alive, but standing right next to the president.\u201cAttention to orders,\u201d said Marine Lt. Col. William Kerrigan, military aide to Biden. \u201cThe president of the United States of America, authorized by act of Congress March 3, 1863, has posthumously awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Earl D. Plumlee, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life and above and beyond the call of duty.\u201d\u201cAs Kerrigan read out the citation, Plumlee stood at attention next to Biden, who proceeded to place the medal around the soldier\u2019s neck,\u201d The New York Post reported. \u201cIt was not immediately clear if Kerrigan read the citation incorrectly or if the error was included in the document itself.\u201dWATCH:Narrator reading Biden&#8217;s citation, announces that the Medal of Honor is being awarded to Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee \u201cposthumously.\u201dPlumlee is very much alive and standing right next to Biden. pic.twitter.com\/h1LxmrBwDg\u2014 Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) December 16, 2021The White House offered the following information about Plumlee:Master Sergeant Earl D. Plumlee will receive the Medal of Honor for his acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on August 28th, 2013, while serving as a Weapons Sergeant, C Company, 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0While deployed to Afghanistan, then-Staff Sergeant Plumlee instantly responded to a complex enemy attack that began with a massive explosion that tore a sixty-foot breach in the base\u2019s perimeter wall.\u00a0 Ten insurgents wearing Afghan National Army uniforms and suicide vests poured through the breach.\u00a0 Staff Sergeant Plumlee and five Special Operations members, intent upon defending the base, mounted two vehicles and raced toward the site of the detonation.\u00a0 The vehicles, now no longer under cover, came under effective enemy fire from the front and right.\u00a0 Using his body to shield the driver from enemy fire, he instinctively reacted, exiting the vehicle while simultaneously drawing his pistol and engaging an insurgent to the vehicle\u2019s right.\u00a0 Without cover and with complete disregard for his own safety, he advanced on the superior enemy force engaging multiple insurgents with only his pistol.\u00a0 Upon reaching cover, he killed two insurgents, one with a well-placed grenade and the other by detonating the insurgent\u2019s suicide vest using precision sniper fire.\u00a0 Again disregarding his own safety, he left cover and advanced alone against the superior enemy force engaging several combatants at close range, including an insurgent whose suicide vest exploded a mere seven meters from his position.\u00a0 Undeterred and resolute, he joined a small group of American and Polish Soldiers, who moved from cover to counter-attack the infiltrators.\u00a0 As the force advanced, he engaged an insurgent to his front left.\u00a0 The wounded insurgent threw a grenade before detonating his suicide vest.\u00a0 Staff Sergeant Plumlee then swung around and engaged another insurgent who charged the group from the rear.\u00a0 The insurgent detonated his suicide vest, mortally wounding a U.S. Soldier.\u00a0 Staff Sergeant Plumlee, with complete disregard for his own safety, ran to the wounded Soldier, carried him to safety, and rendered first aid.\u00a0 He then organized three Polish Soldiers for defense, methodically cleared the area, remained in a security posture, and continued to scan for any remaining threats.\u00a0Master Sergeant Plumlee enlisted in the Oklahoma Army National Guard in October 1998.\u00a0 Following his high school graduation in May 2000, he was released from the Oklahoma Army National Guard to join the U.S. Marine Corps.\u00a0 He served in the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve from May 2000 to December 2008.\u00a0 Following his separation from the Marine Corps Reserve, Master Sergeant Plumlee enlisted in the U.S. Army on February 5th 2009.\u00a0 He has numerous overseas deployments to include Iraq and Afghanistan and is currently serving as a Senior Weapons Sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Forces Group at Fort Lewis, Washington.\u00a0[embedded content]The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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