Medal of Honor for MSG Matthew O. Williams

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Williams Arrival

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and his wife Catherine Williams, arrive at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operationl Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Williams Arrival

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and his wife Catherine Williams, arrive at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operationl Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Williams Arrival

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and his wife Catherine Williams, arrive at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operationl Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Williams Arrival

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and his wife Catherine Williams, arrive at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operationl Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Williams Arrival

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and his wife Catherine Williams, arrive at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operationl Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Williams Arrival

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and his wife Catherine Williams, arrive at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operationl Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Williams Arrival

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and his wife Catherine Williams, arrive at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operationl Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Williams Arrival

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and his wife Catherine Williams, arrive at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operationl Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Williams Arrival

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and his wife Catherine Williams, arrive at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operationl Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Williams Arrival

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and his wife Catherine Williams, arrive at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operationl Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Williams Arrival

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and his wife Catherine Williams, arrive at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operationl Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Williams Arrival

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and his wife Catherine Williams, arrive at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operationl Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Williams Arrival

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams and his wife Catherine Williams, arrive at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operationl Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

Master Sgt. Williams Honoree Media Day

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams participates in media interviews at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., Oct. 29, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

Master Sgt. Williams Honoree Media Day

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams participates in media interviews at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., Oct. 29, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

Master Sgt. Williams Honoree Media Day

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams participates in media interviews at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., Oct. 29, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

Master Sgt. Williams Honoree Media Day

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams participates in media interviews at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., Oct. 29, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

Master Sgt. Williams Honoree Media Day

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams participates in media interviews at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., Oct. 29, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

Master Sgt. Williams Honoree Media Day

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams participates in media interviews at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., Oct. 29, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

Master Sgt. Williams Honoree Media Day

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams participates in media interviews at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., Oct. 29, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

Master Sgt. Williams Honoree Media Day

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams participates in media interviews at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., Oct. 29, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

Master Sgt. Williams Honoree Media Day

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams participates in media interviews at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., Oct. 29, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

Master Sgt. Williams Honoree Media Day

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams participates in media interviews at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., Oct. 29, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)

Master Sgt. Williams Honoree Media Day

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams participates in media interviews at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., Oct. 29, 2019. Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 30, 2019, for his actions while serving as a weapons sergeant with the Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on April 6, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keisha Brown)