Medal Honor Monday Lettermen of the U.S.A 🇺🇸 and friends of the Lettermen USA 🇺🇸please join www.LotUSA.org today as we honor and remember United States Navy Chief Edward C. Byers Jr. was awarded for his valiant rescue efforts during a hostage situation in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in December 2012. Devotion to duty in the face of near-certain death: American physician Dr. Dilip Joseph, was captured by the Taliban in Kabul. On the night of 8 Dec 2012, then Chief Edward C. Byers Jr. (The team’s Corpsman) and his unit were inserted by helicopter to rescue the hostages. They hiked more than four hours over difficult terrain to reach the compound where the Taliban were holding the hostages. Despite the darkness, a guard spotted the SEALs within roughly 75 feet of the compound and raised an alarm. Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque sprinted forward, killed the guard and entered the compound, with Byers just steps behind. Once inside the compound, Checque was shot by a Taliban fighter from within the single room where the hostages were held. Undeterred, Byers burst into the room, shooting dead the fighter. Byers tackled another insurgent who went for a rifle. Byers killed the insurgent he was straddling and then hurled himself on top of Joseph to shield him from a high volume of fire inside the small room. While shielding Joseph, Byers pinned another militant to the wall with a hand to the throat until another SEAL shot him. Byers attempted to resuscitate Checque for 40 mins upon return to Bagram airfield. Byers was awarded the medal of honor. Please help www.lotUSA.org share this post to honor and salute him for his service and welcome him home. #navyseal #medalhonormonday #navalwarrior #hallheroes#medalhonor #usnavy #Operation Enduring Freedom (at Homewood, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDtL6lIhJ0B/?igshid=wpbxxj7suzaf
