Here is the list of awards Trump announced during his State of the Union

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During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Trump honored respective U.S. work members and 1 Olympic jock with awards that included the Purple Heart, the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Legion of Merit and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Purple Hearts awarded to Andrew Wolfe, household of Sarah Beckstrom

In November of past year, Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, members of the West Virginia National Guard, were ambushed and changeable portion connected patrol successful Washington, D.C., adjacent the White House.

Beckstrom, 20, died successful the shooting, portion Wolfe, 24, was critically injured, but survived. An Afghan nationalist arrested successful transportation with the shooting pleaded not guilty earlier this period to national charges.

"With God's help, Andrew has battled backmost from the borderline of death," the president said Tuesday.

Wolfe and Beckstrom's families were successful attendance for the code Tuesday nighttime and were recognized by the president. Wolfe was awarded the Purple Heart successful the House Chamber, which was pinned to his lapel. Beckstrom's household was awarded a posthumous Purple Heart connected their daughter's behalf.

"After a four-month deployment, she voluntarily extended her work and her fertile was going to beryllium lifted," the president said of Beckstrom. "She was doing truthful well, they were truthful arrogant of her. But the precise adjacent day, she was connected patrol adjacent the White House erstwhile she was ambushed and changeable successful the caput by a violent monster from Afghanistan. Shouldn't person been successful our country. And each due to the fact that she wore the azygous of our nation, she was shot."

U.S. goalie Connor Hellebuyck awarded Medal of Freedom

Connor Hellebuyck, goalie for the U.S. men's hockey team, will beryllium awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, Mr. Trump said Tuesday.

It was Hellebuyck's extraordinary goalkeeping that helped the U.S. decision Canada 2-1 successful the gold-medal crippled of the Winter Olympics connected Sunday and gave the U.S. its archetypal men's hockey golden since the 1980 "Miracle connected Ice" team.

Hellebuyck and his teammates met with Mr. Trump astatine the White House earlier Tuesday earlier attending the State of the Union, wherever they received a roaring ovation from lawmakers connected some sides of the aisle.

"I've ne'er seen a goalie play arsenic good arsenic Connor Hellebuyck," Mr. Trump said.

100-year-old Korean War vet awarded Medal of Honor for long-secret aerial conflict with Soviets

Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams, property 100, was successful attendance Tuesday nighttime to person the Medal of Honor — the U.S. military's highest grant for valor successful combat — for his heroics during an aerial confrontation that remained concealed for astir a half-century.

During the Korean War successful 1952, Williams shot down 4 Soviet MiG-15 jets during a 35-minute dogfight with 7 Soviet jets portion flying disconnected the seashore of the Korean Peninsula. It's considered 1 of the longest aerial engagements successful U.S. Navy history.

"Tonight, astatine 100 years old, this brave Navy skipper is yet getting the designation helium deserves. He was a fable agelong earlier this evening," Mr. Trump said.

Williams received a several-minute lasting ovation portion archetypal woman Melania Trump presented Williams with the award.

Soldier wounded successful seizure of Maduro awarded Medal of Honor

Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover, who was wounded during the operation successful Venezuela that resulted successful the seizure of erstwhile President Nicolás Maduro, was presented with the Medal of Honor.

Mr. Trump said Slover was the aviator successful the archetypal Chinook chopper that descended connected Maduro's subject compound successful the mediate of the night. The president said Slover was "hit precise severely successful the limb and hip" portion preparing to land.

"Yet, contempt the information that the usage of his legs was captious to palmy chopper flight, to present the galore commandos who would seizure and detain Maduro was the lone happening Eric was reasoning about," Mr. Trump said.

Coast Guard serviceman who responded to Texas flooding receives Legion of Merit

Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Ruskan was awarded the Legion of Merit "for bonzer heroism" by Mr. Trump for his rescue efforts during the deadly Texas floods successful July 2025, which claimed the lives of much than 130 people, including respective dozen at Camp Mystic, a summertime campy for girls.

Ruskan was credited by Mr. Trump for rescuing 11-year-old Milly Cate McClymond, 1 of the camp's attendees, and hundreds of others.

"As the waters threatened to expanse her away, 11-year-old Millie Cate McClymond closed her eyes and prayed to God," Mr. Trump said. "She thought she was going to die. Those prayers were answered erstwhile Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan descended from a chopper above. Nobody knew wherever helium came from. It was Scott's archetypal ever rescue mission. Young guy, precise brave…always apical successful his class, and helium lifted not conscionable Millie Cate, but 164 others to safety."

Caitlin Yilek, Kathryn Watson, Joe Walsh, Kaia Hubbard and Jennifer Jacobs contributed to this report.

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