Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe received a posthumous Medal of Honor award on Dec. 16. He is the first Black military member to be awarded the medal since 9/11.  Cashe's widow, Tamara, accepted the honor on his behalf, The Washington Post reports . Cashe died at the age of 35 on Nov. 8, 2005, while rescuing his comrades after his Bradley Fighting Vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Iraq. His name is #AlwynCashe — a hero who will receive the #MedalofHonor this week. Please visit our website to learn more about his brave and heroic actions ➡️ https://t.co/uBhMay3vXH pic.twitter.com/h8pacdKyT8 — U.S. Army (@USArmy) December 13, 2021 Cashe instantly set out to rescue six soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter who were pinned inside, according to the U.S. Army website. He went inside the vehicle at least six times to save his fellow soldiers and had 72% of his body burned. He later died at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. "Throughout the entire engagement,...