Navy SEAL awarded Medal of Honor at White House ceremony

A Navy SEAL who helped rescue an American hostage in Afghanistan received the nation's highest military honor Monday, hailed by President Barack Obama as "a spe...

A Navy SEAL who helped rescue an American hostage in Afghanistan received the nation’s highest military honor Monday, hailed by President Barack Obama as “a special breed of warrior who so often serves in the shadows.”

Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers Jr. is the first living, active duty member of the Navy to receive the Medal of Honor in four decades.

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