Medal of Honor recipient Ronald Shurer dies after lengthy struggle with lung cancer

[Calista241]

Source: Stars and Stripes

Ronald Shurer, the Green Beret medic awarded the Medal of Honor for aiding the wounded during a six-hour firefight in Afghanistan in 2008, died of lung cancer Thursday. He was 41.

His death was announced by the U.S. Secret Service, for whom Shurer had worked since retiring from the Army in 2009.

“Today, we lost an American Hero: Husband, Father, Son, Medal of Honor Recipient — Special Agent Ronald J. Shurer II,” the Secret Service said in a tweet. “From a grateful Nation and Agency — your memory and legacy will live on forever.”

Shurer was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2017 and had chronicled his treatment and hospitalization on Instagram.

Read more: https://www.stripes.com/news/us/medal-of-honor-recipient-ronald-shurer-dies-after-lengthy-struggle-with-lung-cancer-1.629830

[denbot]

1. R.I.P. Staff Sgt Shurer

Peace to all that loved him.

[secondwind]

2. Damn..only the good die young.. his story is incredible, he was a true hero. RIP

[lostnfound]

3. So young. Wonder if exposed to depleted uranium and other toxins in battle. Nt

[JI7]

4. that just sucks

[bottomofthehill]

5. I am sorry to hear that

He is a local Hero, lived here in Northern Virginia

[Talitha]

6. Wrong on so many levels... he dies, but the creature in the oval office lives.

Damn.

RIP

[cate94]

7. ...

[oasis]

8. Rest in peace. A fine hero indeed.

[usaf-vet]

9. RIP Hand salute!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. Why was he at Sibley instead of Walter Reed?

From his room at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., Shurer posted a message Wednesday with a photo of him with an oxygen tube in his mouth. Beside him was his wife, Miranda, smiling hopefully.

[oldsoftie]

11. Everyone hopes they have in them some of the courage this man had.

But you never know until you're in the situation. Most CMH vets will tell you "it just kicked in"