Medal of Honor recipient to be honored by Ft. Moore
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Fort Moore is memorializing Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe with a dedication sign at Access Control Point 5A on May 30 at 1 p.m.
There will be commemorative remarks from Maj. Gen. Curtis A. Buzzard, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Moore commanding general, and Gen. Gary M. Brito, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command commanding general.
The Maneuver Center of Excellence will play a special rendition of “Dogface Soldier” and Cashe’s family will be recognized.
Cashe, a U.S. Army Infantryman and platoon sergeant stationed on Kelley Hill, deployed with the 3rd Infantry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III for his third combat deployment.
On October 17, 2005, when on patrol during a route clearing mission near Forward Operating Base Macknezie in northern Iraq, his Bradley Fighting Vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. The explosion ignited the vehicle’s fuel cell and the entire vehicle became engulfed in flames.
Cashe, drenched in fuel and on fire, climbed from the Gunner’s seat, and repeatedly went back through the rear hatch to help soldiers escape. He was able to retrieve all six of his men and an Iraqi interpreter from the burning vehicle.
He administered first aid and oversaw their evacuations for medical treatment, all while receiving burns to nearly 72% of his body.
Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe died on Nov. 8, 2005, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, from the wounds he suffered.
Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WRBL.
