Overview
- President Trump recognized Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover in the House chamber and presented a major medal, with outlets differing on whether it was the Medal of Honor or the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- Trump recounted that Slover was shot multiple times in the leg yet maintained control of the lead Chinook to complete the assault team’s insertion in Caracas.
- Reports identify Slover as a Chinook pilot with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade.
- Slover attended with his wife, Amy, received a standing ovation, and is still recovering; roughly half a dozen U.S. service members were injured in the January raid.
- Trump said other service members involved in the mission will be honored at the White House at a later date.