Congressional Medal Of Honor: congressional medal of honor awarded to pilot Eric Slover
President Trump used his State of the Union address to recognize Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover with the congressional medal of honor. The presentation, announced Feb. 25, 2026, honored Slover for injuries sustained in the raid to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Congressional Medal Of Honor presentation
During the State of the Union address, President Trump formally recognized Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover with the Congressional Medal Of Honor. The recognition was tied directly to Slover's role in a raid intended to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
State of the Union moment
The award was announced during the president's address to the nation. President Trump named Eric Slover and described the circumstances that led to his recognition, focusing on Slover's injury during the raid to capture Nicolás Maduro.
Eric Slover's injuries described
Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover was injured in the raid to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The context for the Congressional Medal Of Honor was explicitly Slover's injuries in that operation.
Raid to capture Nicolás Maduro
The raid to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is the event cited in connection with Slover's injury and subsequent recognition. The article record states that Slover was injured during that raid and that President Trump recognized him at the State of the Union.
Recognition and record date
The announcement and recognition took place during the State of the Union and were recorded on Feb. 25, 2026. The individual named and honored is Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover, identified in the record as a pilot who was injured during the raid to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
All details in this report reflect the record of the presentation: President Trump recognized Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover, a pilot injured in the raid to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, with the congressional medal of honor during the State of the Union on Feb. 25, 2026.
