唐纳德·特朗普总统在周二的国情咨文中，重点强调了美国军人的英勇事迹，向美国陆军 warrant officer 埃里克·斯洛弗（Eric Slover）和美国海军上校 E. 罗伊斯·威廉姆斯（E. Royce Williams）授予了美国最高军事荣誉。
特朗普详细讲述了他所说的1月份针对委内瑞拉领导人尼古拉斯·马杜罗（Nicolás Maduro）的高风险突袭行动，并描述了斯洛弗在此次任务中的领导角色。他说，斯洛弗当时驾驶着一架CH-47″支努干”直升机，在夜间掩护下将美军送入重兵把守的敌方领土。当飞机接近目标时，遭到来自多个方向的密集机枪火力袭击。
“1月份那次抓捕马杜罗的突袭行动中有许多英雄，非常伟大的英雄。那非常危险，”特朗普在描述这次危险任务时说道。
“他身中四枪，腿部被撕裂成多块，”总统继续说道，他告诉国会议员，”整个任务的成功和他战友们的生命都取决于埃里克继续飞行的能力”，当时鲜血”顺着过道流淌”。
仍在伤口恢复中的斯洛弗与妻子艾米（Amy）一同出席了演讲，并在现场被授予美国最高军事奖项。
特朗普打破克林顿26年最长国情咨文演讲纪录
第一夫人梅拉尼娅·特朗普向美国老兵、上校E. 罗伊斯·威廉姆斯颁发荣誉勋章。（ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images）
特朗普还向100岁的朝鲜战争老兵、退役海军上校威廉姆斯颁发了荣誉勋章，表彰他在1952年日本海一场长期保密的空战中表现出的非凡战斗勇气。
威廉姆斯当时驾驶着一架来自”奥里斯卡尼”号航空母舰的F9F”黑豹”战斗机，在35分钟的战斗中，尽管兵力悬殊，且所驾飞机在速度和爬升率方面被认为处于劣势，仍击落了四架苏联米格-15战斗机。
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当时，美国政府为避免与苏联升级紧张局势，对此次遭遇事件保密——苏联当时未被正式承认为这场战争的参战国。数十年后，在细节解密后，威廉姆斯的英勇行为才被正式授予美国最高军事荣誉。
连续两次颁发荣誉勋章的仪式凸显了政府对兵役的重视，赢得了国会大厦内议员和嘉宾的长时间掌声。
（注：文中”warrant officer”为美军军衔，此处按惯例译为”准尉”；”Medal of Honor”为美国最高军事荣誉，标准译名为”国会荣誉勋章”，但考虑到原文语境统一使用”荣誉勋章”）
President Donald Trump used part of his State of the Union address on Tuesday to spotlight American military heroism, awarding U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover and U.S. Navy Captain E. Royce Williams with the nation’s highest military honor.
Recounting what he described as a high-risk January raid targeting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Trump detailed Slover’s role in leading the mission. He said Slover was piloting a Chinook helicopter transporting U.S. forces into heavily fortified enemy territory under the cover of darkness. As the aircraft approached the target, it came under intense machine gun fire from multiple directions.
“There were many heroes on that January raid to capture Maduro. Really great heroes. It was very dangerous,” Trump said, describing the perilous mission.
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover receives the Medal of Honor during the State of the Union address on Feb. 24, 2026.(Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)
“He absorbed four agonizing shots, shredding his leg into numerous pieces,” the president continued, telling lawmakers that “the success of the entire mission and the lives of his fellow warriors hinge on Eric’s ability” to keep flying as blood “pour[ed] down the aisle.”
Slover, still recovering from his wounds, attended the address with his wife, Amy, as he was presented with the nation’s highest military award.
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First lady Melania Trump presents U.S. veteran Captain E. Royce Williams with the Medal of Honor.(ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)
Trump also presented the Medal of Honor to Williams, a 100-year-old Korean War veteran and retired Navy captain, for his extraordinary combat valor during a long-classified 1952 aerial dogfight over the Sea of Japan.
Flying a single F9F Panther jet from the USS Oriskany, Williams engaged and shot down four Soviet MiG-15 fighters during a 35-minute battle despite being heavily outnumbered and flying an aircraft considered inferior in speed and climb rate.
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At the time, the U.S. government kept the encounter secret to avoid escalating tensions with the Soviet Union, which was not officially acknowledged as a combatant in the war. Decades later, after the details were declassified, Williams’ actions were formally recognized with the nation’s highest military honor.
The back-to-back Medal of Honor ceremonies underscored the administration’s emphasis on military service, drawing extended applause from lawmakers and guests in the chamber.
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