Congressional Medal Of Honor: congressional medal of honor presented to Eric Slover
During his State of the Union address on Feb. 25, 2026, President Trump recognized Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover with the congressional medal of honor. The acknowledgment followed Slover’s injury in the raid to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
State of the Union moment
President Trump used his State of the Union address to single out Eric Slover by name. The presentation took place within the address and was framed as recognition for Slover’s role in the operation tied to efforts to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Congressional Medal Of Honor details
The award named in the address was the Congressional Medal Of Honor, and the White House acknowledgement identified Eric Slover as the recipient. The text of the news item also used the lowercase phrase congressional medal of honor when summarizing the action taken during the speech.
Eric Slover identified
The piece named the recipient as Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover. That identification appeared in the body of the item while the headline characterized the recipient differently; the headline read "Trump awards Medal of Honor to pilot in Maduro raid. "
Injury in Maduro raid
The item stated that Slover was injured in the raid to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. It did not provide further medical detail beyond saying he was injured, and it did not elaborate on the specific circumstances of the injury beyond linking it to that raid.
Headline and text contrast
The headline labeled the recipient a pilot, while the article text identified him by rank as Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover. Both elements appear in the same news item: the headline read "Trump awards Medal of Honor to pilot in Maduro raid, " and the accompanying text used Slover’s full rank and name.
All elements — the State of the Union recognition, the naming of Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover, the statement that Slover was injured in the raid to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and the Feb. 25, 2026 date — are set out in the item.
