US EditionArmy pilot wounded in Maduro raid gets Congressional Medal of Honor during Trump’s speech
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover received the Medal of Honor after being shot four times and leading a critical helicopter mission that secured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro's capture.
- On Feb. 24, 2026, President Donald Trump presented the Medal of Honor to Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover during the State of the Union, recognizing his role in the raid that captured Nicolás Maduro.
- Months of covert planning led to the Jan. 3, 2026 raid after U.S. pressure raised Nicolás Maduro's bounty to $50 million and deployed forces to the region.
- While preparing to land, Slover was struck four times by machine-gun fire but maintained control of the CH-47 Chinook, guiding it into position for onboard gunners to eliminate threats.
- President Donald Trump announced that 10 other service members will receive medals at a private White House ceremony soon, while Gen. Jonathan Braga presented the Medal of Honor in the House gallery.
- As a Norwich alumnus, Slover is the 10th to receive the Medal of Honor, praised by Norwich University while some veterans online argued the State of the Union timing lessened the award's solemnity.
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By Haley Britzky and Alayna Treene, CNN. When President Donald Trump visited Fort Bragg, North Carolina, earlier this month, the commander of the Army's elite Delta Force, responsible for carrying out the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, said there was one man in particular who deserved the highest military decoration: Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover. Slover, an Army special operations pilot, was guiding his MH-47 he…
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