page_title: Ronald J. Shurer
section_title: Military career
hierarchical_section_title: Ronald J. Shurer / Military career
caption_attribution_description: English: Medal of Honor recipient Ronald J. Shurer
context_page_description: Ronald J. Shurer II was a United States Army Special Forces staff sergeant and medic. As a senior medical sergeant during the Battle of Shok Valley in April 2008, he and his team were attacked by an enemy force of more than 200 fighters. Shurer fought for more than an hour to reach part of his unit, killing several insurgents along the way. He was initially awarded a Silver Star for this action, but in 2016 The Pentagon upgraded this recognition to a Medal of Honor. He received the latter honor in a White House ceremony on October 1, 2018.
context_section_description: Shurer initially trained as an army medic and subsequently qualified to train as a Special Forces medic. This training included an internship in a hospital emergency room and completion of the national paramedic training program. He was promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant with the 3rd Special Forces Group on December 1, 2006. He was deployed with Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan from November 2007 to May 2008 in Operation Enduring Freedom.
caption: Ronald Shurer service photograph
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