President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for valor in combat, to three soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. Two were recognized posthumously.

Those honored were:

—Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee, a Special Forces soldier who fought off Taliban insurgents after an attack in Afghanistan in 2013.

—Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz, 32, an Army Ranger who died after stepping between Taliban fighters and a U.S. helicopter evacuating wounded in 2018 in Afghanistan.

—Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, 35, who died as a result of burns he suffered while rescuing fellow soldiers from a burning vehicle in Iraq in 2005.

President Joe Biden presents the Medal of Honor to Army Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee for his actions in Afghanistan on August 28, 2013. (Photo Credit: Associated Press)
Army Ranger Christopher Celiz died after stepping between Taliban fighters and US forces. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@SecDef)
Alwyn Cashe died as a result of burns he suffered while rescuing fellow soldiers. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@SecDef)
Shannon Celiz, daughter of Army Sgt. First Class Christopher Celiz, holds the Medal of Honor. (Photo Credit: Associated Press) 
President Joe Biden presents the Medal of Honor to Tamara Cashe. (Photo Credit: Associated Press)