U.S. Army Spc. Rene Rodriguez, a combat medic assigned to 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, speaks about receiving the Soldier's Medal, July 19, 2023, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Rodriguez received the Soldier's Medal, the highest peacetime Army award a Soldier can receive, for protecting the life of a Hawaiian woman Oct. 20, 2022.