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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Navy released this graphic Feb. 29 to show how Navy Senior Chief Edward C. Byers Jr. earned the Medal of Honor in December 2012 on a Navy SEAL hostage rescue mission.

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… ...

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers for his part in an operation that included rescuing an American civilian who was being ...

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 ...

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 ...

Byers participated in the 2012 rescue of Dr. Dilip Joseph, who was abducted along with his driver and an Afghan interpreter. The rescue was undertaken three days later by members of the Navy’s ...

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 ...