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Army pilot wounded in Maduro raid gets Congressional Medal of Honor during Trump’s speech
President Trump honored Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover for leading a risky helicopter raid that captured Nicolás Maduro despite severe injuries, saving fellow soldiers, officials said.
- A helicopter pilot wounded in a raid that captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro received the Congressional Medal of Honor during President Trump's State of the Union address.
- Trump described how Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover was hit by machine gun fire while landing his helicopter to capture Maduro, but he continued the mission despite severe injuries.
- Slover's actions saved the lives of his fellow warriors and enabled the successful capture of Maduro, according to Trump.
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The Army pilot wounded in the raid to capture Maduro receives the Medal of Honor. Eric Slover was in command of the first helicopter that landed on the "fortress of Caracas"
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