Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Former Army Medic Receives Medal of Honor for Valor in Afghanistan Defense.gov Oct. 1, 2018 | 22:00 President Donald J. Trump awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sgt. Ronald Shurer II for his 2008 actions while serving as a Special Forces medic in Afghanistan's Shok Valley during a ceremony at the White House, Oct. 1, 2018.