House lawmakers advanced plans Tuesday to award the Medal of Honor to the Iraq War hero.
The measure would waive rules blocking the award for the Iraq War hero.
The former 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment officer paid tribute to one who is being recommended for the Medal of Honor.
Cashe died after suffering severe injuries while pulling fellow soldiers out of a burning vehicle after an ambush in Iraq in 2005.
The names of a Vietnam veteran and a soldier killed in the Iraq War appeared in the National Defense Authorization Act this week.
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