Biden to award Medal of Honor to Korean and Vietnam War veterans

The Medal of Honor is awarded to service members who demonstrate exceptional valor in combat. Biden will award the designation Friday posthumously to six men — Pvt. Bruno R. Orig, Pfc. Wataru Nakamura, Cpl. Fred B. McGee, Pfc. Charles R. Johnson, retired Gen. Richard E. Cavazos and Capt. Hugh R. Nelson Jr. — in addition to Spc. 4th Class Kenneth J. David.

Biden will also award the Medal of Valor to eight first responders, including five police officers — Sgt. Jeffrey Mathes, Officer Rex Engelbert and Detectives Michael Collazo, Ryan Cagle and Zachary Plese — who responded to a shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn., in March 2023, killing the attacker.