Overview
- The Army noncommissioned officer, Eric Slover, piloted a CH-47 Chinook onto what Trump described as a heavily fortified site in Caracas and was shot multiple times, including wounds that shattered his leg.
- U.S. Special Operations Command chief Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga presented the Medal of Honor to Slover in the House gallery during the address.
- Slover appeared in dress uniform using a walker, and Trump said he is still recovering from his injuries.
- Trump said ten other soldiers involved in the mission will receive decorations at a private White House ceremony.
- The operation followed months of secret planning, left seven U.S. service members wounded, and brought Nicolás Maduro to the United States to face narcotics charges.