A helicopter pilot wounded in the raid that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has received the Medal of Honor during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Trump said Tuesday evening that Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover was the pilot of the lead CH-47 Chinook helicopter that descended on the “heavily protected military fortress” were Maduro was staying. While successful, the raid left seven U.S. service members with gunshot wounds and shrapnel-related injuries. Trump said Slover was shot four times in the leg and hip from “enemy machine guns” while preparing to land his helicopter. The description of Slover’s actions offers a new, detailed glimpse into the January raid.
