President Obama awarded Edward Byers the Medal of Honor on Monday. He got the award for rescuing an American hostage in Afghanistan. The BBC says that Byers entered the building where the hostage ...

In the video, Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers, a native of Toledo, Ohio, discusses the December 2012 mission to rescue Dr. Dilip Joseph, an American who had been kidnapped in ...

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 29: Navy Senior Chief Edward Byers Jr., 36, bows his head in prayer after being awarded the Medal of Honor by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East ...

President Obama has just awarded the Medal of Honor to Navy Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward C. Byers Jr. for his heroic actions during a nighttime raid in Laghman Province ...

WASHINGTON -- To call Edward Byers a combat veteran doesn't come close. He has five Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts. And he's done nine combat tours. In 2012 as a member of SEAL Team Six, he ...

President Barack Obama is awarding the nation's highest military honor to a Navy SEAL who participated in a daring 2012 raid that rescued an American hostage in Afghanistan.

Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers, living by the code of the Navy SEALs, did not advertise the nature of his work, nor seek recognition for his actions. Yet, the highest of America… ...

Edward Byers, a senior chief in the Navy who grew up in northwest Ohio, will be the 11th living service member to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan.

President Barack Obama (R) puts his hand on the shoulder of U.S. Navy Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers after awarding him the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House ...

Edward Carl Byers Jr. was born in Toledo, Ohio, and graduated from Otsego High School in the small town of Tontogany, Ohio, in 1997. He joined the Navy in September 1998.

President Obama on Monday presented the Medal of Honor to U.S. Navy SEAL Edward Byers, who used his body to shield and help save an American hostage during a Taliban raid in 2012.

On Monday, President Obama presented Navy SEAL Edward Byers with the Medal of Honor. Byers, a member of SEAL Team 6, received the nation's highest military honor for his courageous actions during ...