2026年2月5日 / 美国东部时间凌晨12:20 / CBS新闻
总统特朗普计划向一位退休海军上校授予荣誉勋章，他曾在与苏联战机的惊险对峙中坚守秘密长达半个世纪；同时还将向一名在阿富汗保护他人免受自杀式炸弹袭击而牺牲的士兵追授该勋章。
据白宫官员向CBS新闻透露，特朗普总统已致电海军上校E.罗伊斯·威廉姆斯（E. Royce Williams）和已故陆军中士迈克尔·奥利（Michael Ollis）的家属，告知了这一决定。
荣誉勋章是美国最高军事奖项，自内战时期设立以来，约有3500人获此殊荣。
迈克尔·奥利（Michael Ollis）
奥利是最新一批获奖者之一。2013年，他在阿富汗基地遭汽车炸弹和自杀式袭击者袭击时，用身体护住波兰陆军中尉卡罗尔·切尔皮察（Karol Cierpica），不幸牺牲。
据军方介绍，2013年的一天，奥利所在的阿富汗基地遭到汽车炸弹和武装分子袭击。他在爆炸现场发现了受伤的切尔皮察，正在对其进行急救时，一名武装分子突然接近。奥利迅速挡在切尔皮察身前，最终因自杀式炸弹引爆而牺牲。
奥利来自史泰登岛，2019年被授予杰出服务十字勋章。当时陆军参谋长詹姆斯·麦克康维尔（James McConville）评价道：”每一代人都有属于自己的英雄……迈克尔·奥利就是我们这一代的英雄。”
奥利的父母鲍勃（Bob）和琳达（Linda）在以儿子命名的非营利组织发布的声明中表示：”得知迈克尔的生命、遗产和最后的英勇行为未被遗忘，我们感到无比自豪和永恒的感激。”
E.罗伊斯·威廉姆斯（E. Royce Williams）
另一位获奖者是100岁的威廉姆斯。在一场曾被军方描述为”美国军事史上最长空战”的35分钟秘密对峙中，他击落了四架苏联米格-15战斗机。
1952年朝鲜战争期间，威廉姆斯与另一名美国飞行员在朝鲜半岛海岸附近飞行时，遭遇七架苏联战机。他曾回忆：”苏联人先开火，既然是他们挑起的战斗，我就回击了。”
据美军近年公布的战斗细节，威廉姆斯击落了其中一架米格-15，另一架美国战机紧随其后发起攻击。随后他单机作战，在躲避数百发炮弹的同时，又击落了三架苏联战机。
威廉姆斯在2022年接受《任务与使命》（Task & Purpose）采访时表示：”当时我只是一名执行任务的战斗机飞行员，我只是在击落那些我需要击落的目标。”
当威廉姆斯的战机被击中后，他驾驶飞机高速返回美国航空母舰并成功迫降。事后他表示，寒冷的天气让弹射逃生变得十分危险。
威廉姆斯称，当时军方要求他对这场美苏军机空战严格保密，因为冷战时期的两大对手都避免直接冲突。此后数十年间，他从未向任何人透露此事，包括自己的妻子。
苏联解体后，这一事件才逐渐公开。威廉姆斯于三年前被授予海军十字勋章。
来自加利福尼亚州的共和党众议员达雷尔·伊萨（Darrell Issa）一直推动授予这位退休海军飞行员荣誉勋章。伊萨的选区就在威廉姆斯的家乡圣地亚哥附近。去年，国会通过法案授权总统授予威廉姆斯该勋章，从而绕过了通常要求获奖者在事件发生五年内受勋的规定。
伊萨在周三的声明中写道：”威廉姆斯当之无愧获得这份荣誉。他在近70年前北太平洋上空和朝鲜海岸上空，35分钟的惊险对峙中展现的英雄主义和勇气，无疑挽救了战友、舰友和机组人员的生命。”
Trump to give Medal of Honor to 100-year-old pilot who secretly faced off with Soviet jets
February 5, 2026 / 12:20 AM EST / CBS News
President Trump plans to award the Medal of Honor to a retired Navy captain whose daring faceoff with Soviet fighter jets remained secret for a half-century and a soldier who died in Afghanistan while protecting somebody from a suicide bomber.
Mr. Trump called Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams and the family of deceased Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis to inform them of the decision, a White House official told CBS News.
The Medal of Honor is the U.S.’s highest military award, with around 3,500 people receiving the medal since it was introduced during the Civil War.
Michael Ollis
One of the newest recipients is Ollis, who was killed in Afghanistan after physically shielding Polish Army Lt. Karol Cierpica from a suicide bomber.
The base in Afghanistan where Ollis was stationed was breached by a car bomb and a group of fighters wearing suicide vests on one day in 2013, according to the Army. Ollis discovered a wounded Cierpica after approaching the blast site and, while performing first aid on the Polish soldier, an insurgent approached them. Ollis then moved between the insurgent and Cierpica and died when the suicide vest detonated, the military has said.
Ollis, a Staten Island native, was given a Distinguished Service Cross in 2019, with Gen. James McConville saying at the time: “Every generation has its heroes … Michael Ollis is one of ours.”
Ollis’ parents, Bob and Linda Ollis, said they are “extremely grateful” in a statement by a nonprofit founded in their son’s honor.
“Knowing that Michael’s life, legacy and final act of courage have not been forgotten leaves us with a feeling of overwhelming pride and eternal gratitude,” the parents wrote.
E. Royce Williams
Another new medal recipient is 100-year-old Williams, who shot down four Soviet MiG-15 jets during a once-secret 35-minute confrontation that the military has described in the past as the “longest dogfight in U.S. military history.”
In 1952, during the Korean War, Williams and another American pilot encountered a group of seven Soviet jets while flying off the coast of the Korean Peninsula. The Soviets began firing, he said in the past, and “since they started the fight, I shot back.”
He hit one of the MiG-15s, and the other American plane followed it. Then, on his own, he shot another three Soviet planes, dodging hundreds of rounds of fire, according to descriptions of the fight that have been published by the U.S. military in recent years.
“In the moment I was a fighter pilot doing my job,” Williams told news outlet Task & Purpose in a 2022 interview. “I was only shooting what I had.”
After Williams’ plane was hit, he flew back to an American aircraft carrier and landed under high speed, later saying he felt the frigid conditions were too dangerous for him to eject himself.
Williams says he was told to keep secret the airborne U.S.-Soviet firefight, a rare military faceoff between two Cold War archrivals who sought to avoid direct war with each other. He didn’t discuss it with anybody for decades — including his wife.
The operation eventually became public in the decades following the fall of the Soviet Union. Williams was awarded the Navy Cross three years ago.
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California, whose San Diego-area district is home to Williams, has pushed for the retired Navy pilot to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Last year, lawmakers authorized the president to grant him the medal, overriding the usual requirement that Medal of Honor recipients get the award within five years of the act that justified it.
Issa wrote in a statement Wednesday that Williams “richly deserves” the recognition.
“The heroism and valor he demonstrated for more than 35 harrowing minutes almost 70 years ago in the skies over the North Pacific and the coast of North Korea unquestionably saved the lives of his fellow pilots, shipmates, and crew,” Issa wrote.
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