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 ...

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 ...

Navy SEAL Edward C. Byers Jr., who was born in Toledo and grew up in Grand Rapids, Ohio, will be awarded the Medal of Honor February 29 for his role in the rescue of an American hostage in ...

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.

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 ...

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… ...

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 awarded the nation’s highest military honor to a Navy SEAL who participated in a daring rescue of an American hostage in Afghanistan in 2012. Senior Chief Edward Byers is the ...

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.

WASHINGTON — Imagine yourself in the most dangerous, dire circumstance — held hostage, say, by the Taliban. You’d want a guy just like Edward Byers looking for you. No nonsense, humble ...

In a White House ceremony, Navy SEAL Edward C. Byers, Jr. is receiving the Medal of Honor for his actions in a 2012 rescue operation in Afghanistan. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sean Naylor ...

President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 29, 2016.