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Remembering Sergeant First Class Alwyn C. Cashe 🇺🇸 SFC Alwyn Cashe grew up in Oviedo, FL. He enlisted in the United States Army right out of high school in 1988, spending the next 17 years becoming the type of leader the Army builds its foundation on. A Gulf War veteran, drill sergeant, and eventual platoon sergeant. On his third combat tour in Iraq, he was serving with the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment near Samarra. The night of October 17, 2005, his Bradley Fighting Vehicle was struck by an IED, setting the vehicle on fire. Despite sustaining severe burns he went back in three times. He pulled six U.S. service members and an Iraqi interpreter from the vehicle, refusing evacuation until every single one of his men had been medevaced. He suffered burns to over 72% of his body and tragically passed away on November 8, 2005, in San Antonio, TX. He was 35. It took 16 years for his Silver Star to be upgraded to the Medal of Honor he always deserved. 🇺🇸

Remembering Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith 🇺🇸 SFC Paul Ray Smith grew up in Tampa, FL, joining the United States Army at 18 with the heart of a leader. He spent 14 years doing exactly that, deploying to Saudi Arabia, Bosnia, and Kosovo before the invasion of Iraq. He was a combat engineer with the 3rd Infantry Division. A husband and a father. On April 4, 2003, near Baghdad International Airport, his unit was attacked by over 100 Iraqi soldiers. Smith organized a defense, climbed atop a damaged M113 armored personnel carrier and manned its .50 caliber machine gun. He was fully exposed to enemy fire, but held the line until his last breath. His heroism and sacrifice on that day saved the lives of over 100 of his fellow soldiers. He was just 33 years old and the first Medal of Honor recipient of the Global War on Terror. 🇺🇸