{"id":64590,"date":"2016-02-29T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T13:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=64590"},"modified":"2016-02-29T18:35:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T23:35:56","slug":"senior-chief-special-warfare-operator-seal-edward-c-byers-jr-to-receive-medal-of-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=64590","title":{"rendered":"Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. to receive Medal of Honor (Updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><figure id=\"attachment_64591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64591\" style=\"width: 244px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=64591\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-64591\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Edward-Byers-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"160224-N-ZZ999-110 WASHINGTON (Feb. 24, 2016) Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. will be awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama during a White House ceremony Feb. 29. Byers is receiving the medal for his actions during a 2012 rescue operation in Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo\/Released)\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Edward-Byers-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Edward-Byers-271x333.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Edward-Byers.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">160224-N-ZZ999-110<br \/>WASHINGTON (Feb. 24, 2016) Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. will be awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama during a White House ceremony Feb. 29. Byers is receiving the medal for his actions during a 2012 rescue operation in Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/center><\/p>\n<p>At about 1:30 this afternoon, Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. will be awarded the Medal of Honor at the White House. You can watch the ceremony <a href=\"http:\/\/www.navy.mil\/ah_online\/moh\/byers-hoh.html\">at this link<\/a>, live when the ceremony starts. In the meantime, Chief Byers tells the story of the action in December 2012 that earned him the award in this video that the Navy sent to us the other day;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s_8eeC-6y4w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For the record, it doesn&#8217;t look like Chief Byers is very excited about all of the attention, according to an interview in the Washington Post sent to us by Chief Tango;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Byers is believed to be the first service member to ever receive the Medal of Honor for actions while serving with the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, commonly known as SEAL Team 6. Defense officials declined to confirm that, but said that Byers is the first living SEAL to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. U.S. officials have previously acknowledged that the 2012 raid was carried out by SEAL Team 6.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve lived my entire career a very private life,\u201d Byers said Friday in an interview at the Pentagon. \u201cWe don\u2019t talk about what we do, and this honor carries with it some obligations that I need to carry out. You know, you follow those through. But, I plan to continue doing my job as normal and  to continue being a SEAL. It\u2019s something I love and grew up wanting to be.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>UPDATE: The Navy PAO sends us links to their photos from the ceremony;<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/usnavy\/25292148271\/\" title=\"Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. is presented with the Medal of Honor.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1695\/25292148271_89fda53f86.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"459\" alt=\"Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. is presented with the Medal of Honor.\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They also sent us a link to an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.navy.mil\/view_image.asp?id=212166\">info-graphic of the operation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At about 1:30 this afternoon, Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. will &hellip; <a title=\"Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. to receive Medal of Honor (Updated)\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=64590\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. 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