Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during Trump’s State of the Union on February 24. Another hero, 100-year-old Captain Elmer Royce Williams from the Korean War was also given the Medal of Honor, and whose story had not been told until last night. Petty Officer Scott Ruskan was awarded a Legion of Merit for rescuing girls from the Mystic Camp that flooded (some Dems did stand for him). Iowa National Guard member Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe was awarded the Purple Heart. His colleague Specialist Sarah Beckham was given the purple heart posthumously after a terrorist shot them in DC. Wolfe is still recovering. Democrats did not stand for most of the military heroes because they hate Trump.

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover is a real life Superman and I’ll tell you why:

-Obtaining CW5 in the Army is extremely rare in itself.
-Right shoulder is a combat patch with Special Operations Command. Essentially meaning he is “Delta Force” of Aviation.
-Eric was the first… pic.twitter.com/JsXgsZip6R

— Steve ?? (@SteveLovesAmmo) February 25, 2026

A helicopter pilot was awarded the MOH tonight at the SOTU. He stood, gripping a walker, you could see the pain of his recent wound and the reluctant pride on his face from receiving attention and affection he’ll never truly feel he deserves.

The contrast between that guy and… https://t.co/YHFVJfgxen

— Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) February 25, 2026

Doesn’t matter who the President is when our war Heroes are being honored… YOU STAND.

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) February 25, 2026

I met Eric in the hospital right after the operation. He’s the epitome of the American Warrior: quiet, humble, and utterly selfless.
Our nation is blessed beyond measure to have men like him who step up and volunteer to serve. https://t.co/U0RCAkRGrA

— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellUSA) February 25, 2026

One of the most powerful moments of President Trump’s speech last night was when Eric Slover stood with a walker due to his horrific leg injuries he sustained during the raid to capture Maduro last month.

He almost died for our country. President Trump awarded him the Medal of… https://t.co/meTP2DCESc

— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) February 25, 2026

Captain Elmer Royce Williams

Melania Trump just hung the Medal of Honor around the neck of a 100-year-old former Navy fighter pilot who shot down 4 Soviet jets during a secret mission in the Korean War.

Nobody has ever heard this story until now.

I’m not crying — you’re crying. pic.twitter.com/xezyAoQ3VU

— johnny maga (@johnnymaga) February 25, 2026

This hero also just received the Medal of Honor at the SOTU! ???? https://t.co/cWEm1MYy3n

— Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) February 25, 2026

Petty Officer Scott Ruskan:

American hero Scott Ruskan saved 165 people on his first Coast Guard mission in Texas, sometimes carrying two girls per arm onto rescue helicopters.

He deserves endless praise. I was thrilled to see him recognized at the SOTU.

Scott serves as a model of encouragement for… pic.twitter.com/wDQruyaDd9

— Marina Medvin ?? (@MarinaMedvin) February 25, 2026

And Democrats giggled and laughed through the whole thing:

She should resign… NOW!

Democrat Rep. Robin Kelly was LAUGHING AND MOCKING our warriors who received the Medal of Honor last night.

KELLY: “It was like an award show, you get a medal! You get a medal! You get a medal!”

pic.twitter.com/ZHxRRnf01B

— Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen) February 25, 2026

There you have it: Democrats and their theatrics were disgusting and may turn out to be extremely foolish. Honoring military heroes shouldn’t be political, but they tried to make it so. We hope they lose everything in the midterms.

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