Military hero, WSU alumnus, presented Medal of Honor

President Donald Trump decorates Shurer with the Medal of Honor.
Ronald Shurer (Photo by Shealah Craighead, White House staff.)

President Donald Trump on Oct. 1 presented the Medal of Honor to former U.S. Army medic and Green Beret Ronald Shurer II, who saved numerous soldiers’ lives during a battle with terrorists in Afghanistan in 2008. Shurer, a WSU alumnus (’01 business economics), currently is a Secret Service agent and is fighting a battle with cancer.

See story at National Public Radio website or see video of the ceremony at C-Span.

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