Retired Army Staff Sgt. Ronald Shurer II, who received the Medal of Honor in 2018, has died at age 41 of lung cancer, his wife confirmed
Former Army medic Staff Sgt. Ronald Shurer II died on Thursday morning at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC, due to lung cancer, his wife Miranda Shurer told CNN. He was 41 years old, and had been diagnosed in February 2017, she said.Shurer received the Medal of Honor in 2018 from President Donald Trump in recognition of his bravery in 2008."I just hold on to what an amazing man he was," Miranda Shurer said in an interview.
Recipients of the award must have demonstrated"incontestable proof of the performance of the meritorious conduct, and each recommendation for the award must be considered on the standard of extraordinary merit."Shurer was honorably discharged in 2009 and joined the US Secret Service's Counter Assault Team. In 2014, he was assigned to the Special Operations Division.The US Secret Service offered respects for Shurer on Thursday.
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