1863, has awarded in the name of togress the medal of honor sass to sergeant -- to staff ii.eant ronald j shurerff sergeant ronald j shurer the second, by act of gallantry above and beyond the call of duty on april 6, 2008, while serving as a senior medical sergeant special forces operation detachment alpha, special operations task force in support of operation enduring freedom. was part of aner element of salted by helicopter in afghanistan. as the assault moved up the vertical mountain toward its objective, it was engaged by fierce enemy machine gun, sniper, and rocket propelled grenade fire. the lead portion of the assault ground, which caused the commander to sustain injuries -- the rest of the trailing portion of the assault element warlike lies -- were likewise engaged with enemy machine gun, sniper, and rocket propelled grenade fire did he moved an injured soldier and treated his wounds. have an -- having stabilized the soldier, he learned about the element. under intense enemy fire to the lead element's location. upon reaching the lead element he treated and stabilized two more soldiers.

staff sergeant ronald j. shurernited states army for conspicuous gallant tri at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. staff sergeant ronald j. shurer the ii distinguished himself by acts of gallant tri above and beyond the call of duty april 6th, 2008 while serves as senior medical sergeant special forces operational detachment alpha 3336 special operations task force 33 in support of operation enduring freedom. staff sergeant shurer was part of a insur jengt by helicopter part. as assault element moved up a near vertical mountain towards its objective it was engaged by fierce enemy member gun, sniper and rocket propelled grenade fire. the lead portion of the assault element which included the ground comearnlsd sustained several casualties and became pinned down on the mountainside. staff sergeant shurer and the rest of the trail portion of the assault element were likewise engaged by enemy machine gun, sniper and rocket propelled grenade fire as the attack intensified, he braved enemy fire to move

staff sergeant ronald j. shurerii, united states army, for c conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. staff sergeant ronald j. shurer distinguished himself by gallantry above and beyond the call of duty on april 6th, 2008, while serving as a senior medical sergeant, special forces operational detachment alpha 3336, special operations task force, 33, in support of operation enduring freedom. staff sergeant shurer was part of an assault element inserted by helicopter into a location in afghanistan. as the assault element moved up a near-vertical mountain towards its objective, it was engaged by fierce enemy machine gun, sniper, and rocket-propelled grenade fire. the lead portion of the assault element, which included the ground commander, sustained several casualties and became pinned down on the mountainside. staff sergeant shurer and the rest of the trailing portion of the assault element were like wooi likewise engaged by enemy machine gun, sniper, and rocket-propelled grenad

tonight, army medic ronald j. shurerii recognized with the nation's highest military award, the medal of honor. 9/11 inspired staff sergeant shurer to join the army. a green beret. two deployments to afghanistan. he is third from the left there with fellow members of operat n operational detachment alpha 3336, a special operations task force. is on april 6th, 2008, shurer and his fellow soldiers were ambushed by some 200 enemy fighters taking on heavy machine gun, sniper, and rocket-propelled grenade fire. braving the onslaught, shurer, the only medic, immediately and courageously began treating more than a dozen wounded. sprinting through enemy fire while returning fire. climbing a mountain to treat the wounded. for more than six hours, he bravely faced down the enemy, using his own body as a shield. even taking a bullet to his helmet. he would survive that day. >> not a single american died in that brutal battle thanks in great measure to ron's heroic actions. >> reporter: he would come home to his wife miranda and son

, the president of the united states, accompanied by metal of honor recipient, staff sergeant ronald j shurerhe